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Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have marched in central Moscow as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom. More than 1,000 people were arrested across the country in connection with the protests, according to a human rights group that monitors political repression. Many were seized before the protests even began, including two top Navalny associates in Moscow. Mr Navalny’s team called for the unsanctioned demonstrations after weekend reports that his health is deteriorating. Police detain a man during a protest in St Petersbur...

The action against Leonid Volkov by the Basmanny District Court was seen as part of an effort by authorities to squelch demonstrations demanding the release of Alexey Navalny

Story highlights The announcement of the expulsions came hours after the European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow and described the bloc's ties with Russia as at a 'low point' over Navalny's jailing Germany, Poland and Sweden have condemned Russia's expulsion of diplomats from the three European countries for allegedly taking part in protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, was jailed this week for almost three years for parole violations he calls trumped-up, a m...

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin.

More than 5,600 demonstrators were arrested in anti-government protests that pose a major challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. People attend a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (CN) — For the second weekend in a row, Russia was jarred by large-scale protests sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and anger over government corruption. By Monday, OVD-Info, a Russian human rights group, reported 5,646 protesters had been detained across Russia during protests on Sunday i...