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Over 400 reported arrested across Russia amid rallies of support for Navalny Published 6 hours ago People walk during a protest in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, 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. Navalny's team called the unsanctioned demonstrations for Wednesday after reports that his health is deteriorating while on hunger strike, which he began March 31. (AP Photo/D...

Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh, Moscow, Russia. Moscow has rejected Ukrainian and Western concerns about the troop buildup, saying it doesn't threaten anyone and that Russia is free to deploy its forces on its territory. But the Kremlin also has warned Ukraine against trying to use force to retake control of the rebel-held east, saying Russia could be forced to intervene to protect civilians in the region. “We really don’t want to burn the bridges,” Putin said. “But if some mistake o...

Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia By JIM HEINTZ and DARIA LITVINOVAApril 21, 2021 GMT MOSCOW (AP) — Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions. The largest of the protests took place in Moscow, where thousands marched through the center city. Some of the people arrested were seized before the protests even beg...

Hundreds arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny supporters Al Jazeera English © Navalny's supporters fear he could die soon and are demanding he be given proper medical care [Anton... Navalny's supporters fear he could die soon and are demanding he be given proper medical care [Anton Vaganov/Reuters] Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny crowded into central Moscow on Wednesday in nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom as UN experts warned that the Kremlin critic’s life was in “serious danger”. More than 400 peopl...

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 th...