Russia: nearly 5,000 arrested at renewed protests demanding release of Navalny. Photo, video
Protests demanding the release of the arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny were held on January 31 across Russia.
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The authorities mobilized the police and the Russian Guard and detained the protesters en masse.
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OVD-Info reported more than 4,500 arrests today – 1,500 more than the arrests on January 23. There were numerous reports of police using tasers to weaken arrestees.
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Among the detainees are journalists and photojournalists.
Момент задержания фотокора Тимура Хаджибекова на Сенной площади у станции метро Спасская в Петербурге.
— Новая Газета (@novaya_gazeta) January 31, 2021
Видео: Нина Авдеенко, для «Новой». pic.twitter.com/7Do5mTr27b
In Moscow, the authorities closed the city center in advance – metro stations did not work, vehicles and even pedestrians were not allowed there.
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The Russian agency Roskomnadzor, which is responsible for regulating communications, issued a statement that all media that disseminate “incorrect” data on the number of protesters will be fined.
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In Moscow, protesters headed for the Matrosskaya Tishina prison, where Navalny is being held.
Many protesters were detained there.
У «Матросской тишины» людей забирают без разбора от забора.
— Новая Газета (@novaya_gazeta) January 31, 2021
Видео: Ирина Воробьева / «Новая» pic.twitter.com/xOb99FdmQJ