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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2021, file photo taken from footage provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia. Several doctors were prevented Tuesday, April 20, from seeing Navalny in a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike, and prosecutors also detailed a sweeping, new case against his organization.
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Police officers block the street during the opposition rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Police across Russia have arrested more than 180 people in connection with demonstrations in support of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to a human rights group.
Alexei Navalny In Rather Critical Condition, Ally Says, as Thousands March to Support Him in Russia
On 4/21/21 at 2:38 PM EDT
Thousands of Russians gathered Wednesday as part of a nationwide demonstration calling for the freedom of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalny s team called for the unsanctioned demonstrations after weekend reports that his health is deteriorating in prison due to a weeks-long hunger strike. The situation with Alexei is indeed critical, and so we moved up the day of the mass protests, Vladimir Ashurkov, a close Navalny ally and executive director of the Foundation for Fighting Corruption, told the
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More than 180 reported arrested in Navalny demonstrations
Human rights groups say police across Russia have arrested more than 180 people in connection with demonstrations supporting imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JIM HEINTZ and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press
April 21, 2021, 3:00 PM
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Russian policemen stand in preparation for a possible opposition rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Navalny s team has called for nationwide protests on Wednesday following reports that the politician s health was deteriorating in prison, where he has been on hunger strike since March 31. Russian authorities have stressed that the demonstrations were not authorized and warned against participating in them. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)
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