Pro-Navalny Rallies Planned in more than 60 Russian Cities

12:35, 23.01.2021

Supporters of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are taking to the streets of more than 60 Russian cities on Saturday to demand the Kremlin critic’s immediate release, defying the measures taken by police to break up the protests, which they have declared illegal.

In Khabarovsk city, pro-Navalny protesters clashed with police trying to prevent the gathering. Navalny’s associates in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia have already been detained in anticipation of the rallies, as Voice of America reports.

Police have warned opposition supporters against protesting and independent journalists against covering them.

Russian universities have told students not to attend the pro-Navalny rallies, some threatening them with disciplinary action, including expulsion.

The United States and other western countries have strongly condemned Navalny’s arrest and demanded his unconditional release.

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