#RUSSIA: Second Wave Of Demonstrations Set To Demand Opposition Leader Navalny's Release

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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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#RUSSIA: 1,400 Anti-Gov't Protesters Detained In Moscow

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Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said on Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested and sentenced on Wednesday to 30 days in jail for calling for Saturday’s protest against election authorities who barred some opposition candidates from running in the September 8 vote for Moscow city council.

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#RUSSIA: Opposition Ldr Alexei Navalny Barred From Running For President In 2018

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been formally barred from competing in next year's presidential election. The Central Electoral Commission has said Navalny is ineligible because of a corruption conviction which he says is politically motivated. He has urged his supporters to boycott the March vote.

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Candidates Win Mayoral Races Against Putin's Pty; Navalny Disputes Moscow Results [world politics news]

Kremlin Loyalist Sergei Sobyanin is sworn in as Moscow's mayor. Candidate Alexei Navalny contested the results.

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Oppo. Leader Novalny Calls "Foreign Funding" Accusation a Smear [world politics news]

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Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Freed on Bail After Mass Protests [world politics news]

RUSSIA: Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Will Run for Pres.; Would Jail Putin [world politics news]