Thousands are expected to take to the streets across Russia on January 31 for a second weekend in a row to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexsei Navalny amid a crackdown on his supporters.
Russian authorities are bracing for the protests, with police issuing warnings that participants in the "illegal" rallies will face criminal charges for violating coronavirus restrictions. Moscow police have said they will close down much of central Moscow from iconic Red Square to Lubyanka Square, including seven subway stations in the area.
A week earlier, almost 4,000 were detained in demonstrations in Moscow and more than 110 other cities nationwide in some of the largest anti-government rallies in years to demand that the Kremlin free Navalny from detention.
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