MOSCOW: Police detained at least 2,501 people and used force to break up rallies around Russia on Saturday asdemanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, whose wife was among those detained.
Navalny's wife Yulia said on social media she had been detained at the rally. She was later released.Some of Navalny's political allies were detained in the days before the protest; others on the day itself. He added that he was frightened but felt strongly about what he called an out of control judicial system.There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin, which had previously called the protests illegal and the work of"provocateurs".In Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, nearly 1,000 people demonstrated against Navalny's arrest. Small demonstrations were also held in Bulgaria and some 200-300 people protested in Paris.
"Russian authorities arresting peaceful protesters, journalists," spokesperson Rebecca Ross said on Twitter."Appears to be a concerted campaign to suppress free speech, peaceful assembly."
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