Hundreds arrested in Russia protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny -- who hopes to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2018 elections -- has led and inspired multiple anti-corruption protests across the country.
Police have repeatedly arrested him. On June 12, 2017, he was arrested just before he was about to lead a protest, but tens of thousands of people took to the streets anyway. More than 1,500 were arrested.
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Russian police detain Maria Baronova as she participates in an unauthorized opposition rally in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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Protesters shout slogans during an unauthorized opposition rally in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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Russian police detain a protester in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
More than 200 people were detained at protests called by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, said a Russian NGO tracking arrests.
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Russian police detain protesters in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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Police detain a dissident in Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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Russian policemen detain a protester in St. Petersburg on June 12, 2017.
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Riot police detain a St. Petersburg dissident on June 12, 2017.
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Russian police detain a St. Petersburg dissident on June 12, 2017.
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Participants of an unauthorized opposition rally in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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A protester takes a picture of riot police in central Moscow on June 12, 2017.
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Russian police officers detain a dissident in St. Petersburg on June 12, 2017.
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Russian police officers detain a man in central Moscow on April 2, 2017, as Russian opposition promised protests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that participants in unauthorized protests must be punished after anti-corruption rallies.
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Russian police officers detain a man in central Moscow on April 2, 2017.
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Thousands turned out for demonstrations across Russia on Sunday, March 26, 2017, protesting corruption and railing against the government of President Vladimir Putin.
It was the largest show of defiance since a 2011-2012 wave of demonstrations rattled the Kremlin and led to harsh new laws aimed at suppressing dissent.
Hundreds were arrested, including Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin's most prominent critic.
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Almost all of Sunday's rallies were unsanctioned, but thousands braved the prospect of arrest to gather in cities from the Far East port of Vladivostok to the "window on the West" of St. Petersburg.
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A man shouts anti-government slogans in downtown Moscow, Russia on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Thousands of people crowded into Moscow's Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
Prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was arrested along with scores of others. Navalny called for the protests after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of controlling a property empire through a shadowy network of non-profit organizations.
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Law enforcement officers line up along a street as they block a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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A woman argues with law enforcement officers as they block a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Law enforcement officers gather as they block opposition supporters in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Police officers detain protesters during an unauthorized anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017.
An organization that monitors Russian political repression, OVD-Info, said it counted more than 800 people arrested in Moscow alone. State news agency Tass cited Moscow police as saying there were about 500 arrests.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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A detained protester looks out of a police bus window with a red sticker reading "Navalny" in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 26, 2017.
Russia's leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his supporters aim to hold anti-corruption demonstrations throughout Russia. But authorities are denying permission and police have warned they won't be responsible for "negative consequences" of unsanctioned gatherings.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
"It's scary, but if everyone is afraid, no one would come out onto the streets," 19-year-old protester Yana Aksyonova told the Associated Press.
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An opposition supporter gestures as he blocks a police van transporting detained anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny during a rally in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Opposition supporters move a car to block the road to prevent the van transporting detained anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny during a rally in Moscow, March 26, 2017.
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Police officers detain a man during an unauthorized anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017.
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A detained woman looks out of a police bus in downtown Moscow on March 26, 2017. Russia's leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his supporters aim to hold anti-corruption demonstrations throughout Russia. But authorities are denying permission and police have warned they won't be responsible for "negative consequences" or unsanctioned gatherings.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, March 26, 2017.
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Police detain a protester in downtown Moscow, March 26, 2017. Thousands of people crowded into Moscow's Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government, the biggest gathering in a wave of nationwide protests that were the most extensive show of defiance in years.
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Police help a wounded comrade during fighting with protesters in Pushkin Square, downtown Moscow, March 26, 2017. Thousands of people crowded into Moscow's Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government, the biggest gathering in a wave of nationwide protests that were the most extensive show of defiance in years.
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Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow, March 26, 2017.
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St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, about 5,000 protesters assembled in the Marsivo Field park, shouting slogans including "Putin resign!" and "Down with the thieves in the Kremlin!"
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St. Petersburg
Protesters shout slogans at Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, March 26, 2017.
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Vladivostok
Police officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok, Russia, March 26, 2017.
News reports and social media reported demonstrations in large cities throughout the country, including Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Krasnoyarsk. At least 25 people were reported arrested in Vladivostok, and 12 in Khabarovsk. About 40 people were detained in a small protest in the capital of Dagestan, a restive republic in the Russian Caucasus, according to Tass.
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Police officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Opposition supporters attend a rally in Vladivostok, Russia, March 26, 2017.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted upon his arrival for a hearing after being detained at the protest against corruption and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at the Tverskoi court in Moscow, Russia, March 27, 2017.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures as he appears in court in Moscow in this image taken from video Monday March 27, 2017.
Navalny was fined 20,000 rubles (about $350), and was ordered jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders.
The Kremlin has lashed out at protest organizers, blaming them for putting lives at risk by inviting people to unsanctioned demonstrations.
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested during March 26 anti-corruption rally, flashes a peace sign during a hearing at a Moscow court in March 30, 2017.
A Russian court sentenced Navalny to 15 days behind bars after ruling that he had resisted police during a massive anti-corruption protest in Moscow.
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