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RFE/RL: Navalny’s anticorruption rallies held across Russia, dozens arrested

Published March 26, 2017 at 2:28 pm

Police officers detain a man as opposition supporters gather for an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26. Thousands of Russians protested on March 26 across the country to protest corruption, in rallies called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny called the demonstrations after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of controlling a property empire through a shadowy network of non-profit organisations.

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Anticorruption protests led by Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny have begun in cities across Russia, and dozens of arrests have been reported.

Russian news websites and social media reported demonstrations in cities from Vladivostok in the Far East to Yekaterinburg in the Urals.