Russia detains thousands at protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny
A participant shows a peace sign as he is detained by Law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
People attend a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A woman gestures in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A protestor raises his fist during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Kazan, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Kazan, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov
A demonstrator shouts in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
People are pressed against the wall as law enforcement officers push demonstrators during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A woman poses for a picture in front of law enforcement officers standing guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Belyat
Demonstrators stand in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as Saint Isaac's Cathedral is seen in the background, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton...more
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Omsk, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko
A demonstrator holds a toilet brush during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Belyat
A law enforcement officer detains a woman during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Protestors rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A woman reacts next to law enforcement officers detaining a protestor during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Belyat
A woman holds an icon during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Belyat
A protestor wears a hat with the national colours during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a protestor during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Kaliningrad, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar
A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Freedom for all political prisoners" during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a person during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. The placard reads: "The old man in a bunker is afraid of me #Freedom to Navalny"....more
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as a monument dedicated to those who died during Russia's civil war after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution is seen in the background, in...more
A law enforcement officer detains a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, near the pre-trial detention centre known as Matrosskaya Tishina, in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers block a street in front of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
People attend a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A woman stands with child next to law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A woman walks in front of law enforcement officers standing guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
People hold up a banner reading" "Make love not war" while they kiss during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A general view of a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A law enforcement officer detains a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
People walk in central Moscow during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A man wearing a press vest holds a microphone as law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Vladivostok, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev
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