Hundreds arrested in Russia in crackdown on opposition

Russian police arrested hundreds of protesters on Sunday as activists took to the streets across the country demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny.

Security forces arrested Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Navalny, at a protest in Moscow, his supporters said on social media. OVD-Info, a monitoring group, said more than 300 people were arrested in the capital.

Navalnaya was also arrested at a similar demonstration in support of her husband last week.

The first rallies took place in the Far East, including the port city of Vladivostok where protesters gathered in the city’s central square despite police closing it off ahead of the rally.


Al Jazeera's Assed Baig reports.

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