Category: Alexei Navalny

Russia Arrests Over 4,000 at Wide Protests Backing Navalny

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 4,000 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. Russian authorities mounted…


Russia Arrests Over 4,700 at Wide Protests Backing Navalny

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 4,700 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. Russian authorities mounted…


Russia Arrests More Than 4,700 at Pro-Navalny Protests

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets on Jan. 31 across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 4,700 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. Russian…


Russia Arrests More Than 5,100 at Pro-Navalny Protests

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets on Jan. 31 across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,100 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. Russian…


Russia Arrests 2,700 During Wide Protests Backing Navalny

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia’s vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Over 2,700 were detained by police, according to a monitoring group. Russian authorities mounted a massive effort…


Russia Arrests 3,300 During Wide Protests Backing Navalny

MOSCOW—Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia’s vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 3,300 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten….


G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Detention of Navalny and Demand His Release

The foreign ministers of G7 states and the European Union’s top diplomat condemned the arrest of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, and expressed their concern over the detention of protesters that were demanding the freeing of Navalny. The diplomats called on Russia to immediately and unconditionally release Navalny. The foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…


Rubio Rips McKinsey for Response to Arrest of Putin Critic

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday serious questions are rising about “McKinsey’s core values and corporate culture” by the famous international management consulting firm’s order barring its Moscow office employees from joining the growing protests in Russia against the arrest of Alexei Navalny. Navalny was arrested last week as he returned to Russia from Berlin…


Police Crack Down on Russian Protests Against Jailing of Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of government critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to…


3,000 Arrested at Protests Demanding Navalny’s Release

MOSCOW—Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions. The protests in scores of cities in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) highlighted how Navalny has built influence far beyond…