January 31, 2021 13:32
The demonstrations began on the east coast of Russia, including the city of Vladivostok
In Moscow the authorities introduced unprecedented security measures in the city center, closing several metro stations near the Kremlin, diverting bus traffic and ordering the closure of restaurants and shops.
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Navalny staff had asked for the protest in Moscow to be held in piazza Lubyanka, seat of the headquarters of the National Security Service, which according to Navalny himself is responsible for his poisoning.
The Kremlin warning – In the past few hours, the Russian Interior Ministry had issued a stern warning to the public not to participate in the protests, saying that participants could be accused of having taken part in mass riots, which according to the criminal code carry a prison sentence of up to eight years. Those who practice violence against the police could risk up to 15 years.
Navalny’s wife stopped Russian police stopped Aleksey Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, on her way with a group of protesters to Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina prison, where the opponent is being held. Dozhd TV reports it.
USA condemns Russia Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s United States, through the words of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, condemns the “brutal tactics” of the Russian authorities against opposition protesters.
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