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Deutsche Welle: Russian opposition leader Navalny detained upon release from jail

Published Sept. 24, 2018 at 9:43 am

Russian police officers detain opposition leader Alexei Navalny outside the detention centre in Moscow on September 24, 2018.Alexei Navalny was detained on September 24, 2018 upon his release from prison after serving a 30 day sentence for an unauthorised protest, his spokesman said.

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Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on September 24, as soon he had left jail after serving 30 days for a previous offence.

“They opened the door – and just put him on the bus immediately,” said his aide Leonid Volkov on Twitter.