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Eugene

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Mon Jun 12, 2017, 06:57 AM Jun 2017

Russian activist Alexey Navalny detained as tens of thousands rally across Russia

Source: Washington Post

Russian activist Alexey Navalny detained as tens of thousands rally across Russia

By Andrew Roth and David Filipov June 12 at 6:12 AM

MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of protesters turned out across Russia Monday in a nationwide rally against corruption that will also serve as a test of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s support in his longshot bid to unseat President Vladi­mir Putin.

Russian agencies reported that Navalny was detained by police after he called on his followers to gather on Moscow’s main thoroughfare, Tverskaya Street instead of an approved protest space north of the center.

Earlier, Moscow’s general prosecutor had that said Navalny’s change of venue for the demonstration was illegal and police would take action. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said it was “important to avoid provocations or illegal activities.”

Russian state television, meanwhile, ran a live broadcast of Putin handing out state awards, and periodically showed a countdown to the Kremlin leader’s annual televised “direct line,” in which ordinary citizens get to phone in their direct requests.

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Russian activist Alexey Navalny detained as tens of thousands rally across Russia (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2017 OP
I bet Putin will give away a puppy to a little girl on live TV. He loves that kind of propaganda. DetlefK Jun 2017 #1
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