This Article is From Feb 03, 2021

Russia Arrests Over 1,050 In Latest Pro-Alexei Navalny Rallies

The organisation, which specialises in monitoring protests, said most of the arrests were in Moscow, where rallies were held in the evening after a judge handed Alexei Navalny more than two years in jail.

Russia Arrests Over 1,050 In Latest Pro-Alexei Navalny Rallies

Russian police arrested more than 1,050 people during latest rallies in support of jailed Kremlin

Moscow:

Russian police on Tuesday arrested more than 1,050 people during the latest rallies in support of jailed Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny, according to the NGO OVD-Info. 

The organisation, which specialises in monitoring protests, said most of the arrests were in Moscow, where rallies were held in the evening after a judge handed Navalny more than two years in jail.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

.