Scenes From Moscow’s Mass Protests For Aleksei Navalny

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January 23, 2021

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Massive protests erupted throughout Russia on Saturday, with tens of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets to demand the release of boisterous Putin-critic and opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who was previously poisoned and is now jailed.

Police detain a protester during a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in … [+] downtown Moscow on Saturday. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Riot police officers, clad in camouflage and wielding batons, attempted to quell the public demonstrations, which resulted in frantic clashes with protesters.

According to multiple reports, more than 1,000 people have been arrested, with that number expected to rise dramatically.

Man with bleeding face continues a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, … [+] during a demonstration on Saturday in Moscow. Earlier this week, Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny called for supporters to protest after he was remanded to pre-trial detention for 30 days. His arrest came one day after his return to Russia, following his poisoning with a nerve agent last summer. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

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People attend a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, during a demonstration … [+] on Saturday in Moscow. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

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Riot police clash with supporters of Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, during a … [+] demonstration on Saturday in Moscow. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

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An injured man is helped by other protesters during a rally in support of jailed opposition leader … [+] Alexei Navalny in downtown Moscow Saturday. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Police confront protesters gathered at Pushkin Square on Saturday Moscow. (Photo by Oleg … [+] Nikishin/Getty Images)

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Police block a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Yekaterinburg on … [+] Saturday. Russian police have arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Navalny. (AP Photo/Anton Basanayev)

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Police detain a man during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in … [+] Moscow on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Protesters clash with riot police during a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei … [+] Navalny in downtown Moscow on Saturday. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a rally in support of Navalny in the far eastern city of … [+] Vladivostok. (Photo by Pavel KOROLYOV / AFP) (Photo by PAVEL KOROLYOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Scenes From Moscow’s Mass Protests For Aleksei Navalny

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