MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of people gathered in Moscow for a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Pushkin Square, where clashes with the police broke out.
"Dear citizens, this gathering is illegal": Chaos and arrests in Moscow VIDEO / PHOTO
MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of people gathered in Moscow for a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Pushkin Square, where clashes with the police broke out.
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However, the Russian police announced that about 4.000 demonstrators had gathered, Russian news agency TASS reports.
TASS writes that police officers on the ground continue to warn that the rally is illegal, while arresting the most active participants.
From Moscow to Vladivostok, supporters of the famous anti-corruption activist, who is believed to have been poisoned this summer, have announced calls for gatherings in 65 Russian cities.
Demonstrators in Moscow clashed with the police which sent the message: "Dear citizens, this gathering is illegal. We do our best to ensure your safety. Be careful and, if possible, leave the illegal event," Index reports.
Under Russian law, a request for approval to hold a protest must be sent to local authorities at least 10 days before the event.
The non-governmental organization OVD-info, which specializes in monitoring arrests around demonstrations, announced that 795 people have been arrested in Moscow so far, about 300 in St. Petersburg, and that a total of 2.131 people have been arrested in 90 cities.
Among the arrested are Alexei Navalny's wife Julia Navalnaya and his associate, lawyer Ljubov Sobol.
Julia Navalnaya posted a photo on Instagram with the text that she is in detention.
Russia's TV Rain announced that its cameraman and journalist were detained while reporting from the apartment above Pushkin Square.
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The first demonstrations were held today in the Russian Far East and in Siberia. Thousands took to the streets in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk and Chita, and strong police forces were deployed, Navalny's supporters report.
Navalny, who is the most prominent political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was arrested on January 17 when he returned from Germany to Moscow, where he spent five months recovering from severe poisoning by nerve agent, for which he blames the Kremlin.
Authorities say that by staying in Germany, he violated the suspended sentence according to the criminal verdict, in a case that Navalny says is illegal, so the court will decide in early February whether he will serve a sentence of 3 and a half years in prison.
Massive crowds in central Moscow right now, chanting “All for one and one for all!” pic.twitter.com/NKIaelChO6
"So far, we know that 42 members of the security forces were slightly injured," according to official sources, reports TASS.
Police have launched an investigation into the attacks on police officers, said Julia Ivanova, a representative of the Moscow office of the Investigative Committee.
"The investigation will establish the facts about illegal activities, actions and the people behind them," Ivanova said.
ey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
TV rules for people like that girl. That's all they understand. Therefore any discussion must include what TV tells you.
I would love to have a proper discussion but its a total waste of time.
(sj, 30 January 2021 07:13)
JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
No it was not the Democratic Party but the President elect who called them domestic terrorist. In fact he repeated that term after he was sworn in as President.
Are you now telling me that the President does not represent the US?
The only thing you produce on your 3 imaginary farms is mountain of BS.
(sj, 28 January 2021 22:29)
apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world.
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
The world did indeed laugh in unison at the thought that "if the United States knew what was heppening in the United States, then the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyrany of the United States."
The obvious hypocrisy is not perceived by delusional idiots who live in a Lala land with three farms and cars not powered by gasoline.
(Zhukov, 27 January 2021 03:09)
Hey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
The United States didn't call it domestic terrorism, the Democratic party called it that.
I actually do milk (organic) goats, and yet I'm not so undiscerning that I confuse one political party for the entire population of the United States. Now that's funny!
(JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
On January 6th group of Trump supporters entered US government building on Capitol Hill. Initially, this was labelled "coup attempt" but lately it's called "domestic terrorism" implying that protesters might be prosecuted on terrorism charged ( 15 to 20 years in prison).
Here is a question - angry mob entering govenment buildings to remove democratically elected president for whatever reason, (they don't like his/hers policies on some issue - gay rights or whatever)? What is it? Coupe? Terrorism?
Please, elaborate.
(Sreten, 26 January 2021 07:31)
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
Sweetie I have now been to 97 countries and yes I have been to both Russia and many many times to the US. I was in the US in late 2019.
The problem with you its always TV tells you this or that. Now that you mention the police in Russia beating the crap out of “peaceful demonstrators”, I wounder if you recall the early demonstrations by the BLM movement, before it became a catch cry to remove Trump, I watched on TV where riot police attacked these people and I recall how the governor of Minneapolis called out the National Guard. Is this what you mean by the right to demonstrate? I imagine the Russian police are more brutal because they use undemocratic batons whereas you would prefer for US police because the beatings are full of democracy and freedom LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:44)
ou apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
PUTIN WILL SURVIVE THIS ALSO. I WISH RUSSIAN PEOPLE THE BEST THEY ARE EDUCATED PEOPLE, BUT EX KGB THAT RUNS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERTS ON THIS, THEY WILL LET THEM DEMONSTRATE SO THEY CAN GET READ OF OPOSITION. IT IS TRICK FROM PUTIN.RUSSIA IS HUGE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATIONS ALONG WILL NOT CHANGE ANITHING FOR NOW.I LIKE RUSSIA TO BECAME DEMOCRATIC BUT THIS NOT THE TIME. PUTIN IS SMART AND VERY STRONG FOR THE MOMENT.
(ARI, 25 January 2021 14:28)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
You apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
Little vlad can deny them hospital treatments for corona virus, that way they drop dead.
(Al, 25 January 2021 11:15)
It appears from your comment that you have never been to the US and Russia. If you had, then you would not be making such a stupid comment. Didn’t you see on TV where the Russian police were beating the crap out of peaceful demonstrators.
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
LOL that's what they said last time - Putin is finished. Unlike US politicians little Vlad has an approval rating of 80% of the populace. What they are showing you is called media manipulation smallish number of demonstrators are made to look as if its multiples of thousands. But how do the US deal with such demonstrators? call out the military? then build fences and ban any demonstrations ha,ha,ha.
In Russia they are trying to stifle freedom but in the US they imprison domestic terrorists ha,ha.
(sj, 25 January 2021 03:47)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
It appears from your comment that you have never been to the US and Russia. If you had, then you would not be making such a stupid comment. Didn’t you see on TV where the Russian police were beating the crap out of peaceful demonstrators.
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
You apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
PUTIN WILL SURVIVE THIS ALSO. I WISH RUSSIAN PEOPLE THE BEST THEY ARE EDUCATED PEOPLE, BUT EX KGB THAT RUNS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERTS ON THIS, THEY WILL LET THEM DEMONSTRATE SO THEY CAN GET READ OF OPOSITION. IT IS TRICK FROM PUTIN.RUSSIA IS HUGE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATIONS ALONG WILL NOT CHANGE ANITHING FOR NOW.I LIKE RUSSIA TO BECAME DEMOCRATIC BUT THIS NOT THE TIME. PUTIN IS SMART AND VERY STRONG FOR THE MOMENT.
(ARI, 25 January 2021 14:28)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
LOL that's what they said last time - Putin is finished. Unlike US politicians little Vlad has an approval rating of 80% of the populace. What they are showing you is called media manipulation smallish number of demonstrators are made to look as if its multiples of thousands. But how do the US deal with such demonstrators? call out the military? then build fences and ban any demonstrations ha,ha,ha.
In Russia they are trying to stifle freedom but in the US they imprison domestic terrorists ha,ha.
(sj, 25 January 2021 03:47)
ou apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
Sweetie I have now been to 97 countries and yes I have been to both Russia and many many times to the US. I was in the US in late 2019.
The problem with you its always TV tells you this or that. Now that you mention the police in Russia beating the crap out of “peaceful demonstrators”, I wounder if you recall the early demonstrations by the BLM movement, before it became a catch cry to remove Trump, I watched on TV where riot police attacked these people and I recall how the governor of Minneapolis called out the National Guard. Is this what you mean by the right to demonstrate? I imagine the Russian police are more brutal because they use undemocratic batons whereas you would prefer for US police because the beatings are full of democracy and freedom LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:44)
JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
No it was not the Democratic Party but the President elect who called them domestic terrorist. In fact he repeated that term after he was sworn in as President.
Are you now telling me that the President does not represent the US?
The only thing you produce on your 3 imaginary farms is mountain of BS.
(sj, 28 January 2021 22:29)
Hey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world.
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
The world did indeed laugh in unison at the thought that "if the United States knew what was heppening in the United States, then the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyrany of the United States."
The obvious hypocrisy is not perceived by delusional idiots who live in a Lala land with three farms and cars not powered by gasoline.
(Zhukov, 27 January 2021 03:09)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
The United States didn't call it domestic terrorism, the Democratic party called it that.
I actually do milk (organic) goats, and yet I'm not so undiscerning that I confuse one political party for the entire population of the United States. Now that's funny!
(JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
Little vlad can deny them hospital treatments for corona virus, that way they drop dead.
(Al, 25 January 2021 11:15)
On January 6th group of Trump supporters entered US government building on Capitol Hill. Initially, this was labelled "coup attempt" but lately it's called "domestic terrorism" implying that protesters might be prosecuted on terrorism charged ( 15 to 20 years in prison).
Here is a question - angry mob entering govenment buildings to remove democratically elected president for whatever reason, (they don't like his/hers policies on some issue - gay rights or whatever)? What is it? Coupe? Terrorism?
Please, elaborate.
(Sreten, 26 January 2021 07:31)
ey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
TV rules for people like that girl. That's all they understand. Therefore any discussion must include what TV tells you.
I would love to have a proper discussion but its a total waste of time.
(sj, 30 January 2021 07:13)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
You heard it here first, there is nothing Putin can do to reverse the tidal wave coming his way. How many peaceful citizens can he arrest? There are not enough jails or staff in Russia to contain the demonstrators. Little Vlad is finished! Will Serbia give him asylum?
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
LOL that's what they said last time - Putin is finished. Unlike US politicians little Vlad has an approval rating of 80% of the populace. What they are showing you is called media manipulation smallish number of demonstrators are made to look as if its multiples of thousands. But how do the US deal with such demonstrators? call out the military? then build fences and ban any demonstrations ha,ha,ha.
In Russia they are trying to stifle freedom but in the US they imprison domestic terrorists ha,ha.
(sj, 25 January 2021 03:47)
ou apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
Sweetie I have now been to 97 countries and yes I have been to both Russia and many many times to the US. I was in the US in late 2019.
The problem with you its always TV tells you this or that. Now that you mention the police in Russia beating the crap out of “peaceful demonstrators”, I wounder if you recall the early demonstrations by the BLM movement, before it became a catch cry to remove Trump, I watched on TV where riot police attacked these people and I recall how the governor of Minneapolis called out the National Guard. Is this what you mean by the right to demonstrate? I imagine the Russian police are more brutal because they use undemocratic batons whereas you would prefer for US police because the beatings are full of democracy and freedom LOL.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:44)
PUTIN WILL SURVIVE THIS ALSO. I WISH RUSSIAN PEOPLE THE BEST THEY ARE EDUCATED PEOPLE, BUT EX KGB THAT RUNS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERTS ON THIS, THEY WILL LET THEM DEMONSTRATE SO THEY CAN GET READ OF OPOSITION. IT IS TRICK FROM PUTIN.RUSSIA IS HUGE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATIONS ALONG WILL NOT CHANGE ANITHING FOR NOW.I LIKE RUSSIA TO BECAME DEMOCRATIC BUT THIS NOT THE TIME. PUTIN IS SMART AND VERY STRONG FOR THE MOMENT.
(ARI, 25 January 2021 14:28)
It appears from your comment that you have never been to the US and Russia. If you had, then you would not be making such a stupid comment. Didn’t you see on TV where the Russian police were beating the crap out of peaceful demonstrators.
(Reena Z., 25 January 2021 05:22)
Remember these demonstrations in Russia are seeking freedom and democracy while in Washington the demonstrators are thugs and domestic terrorists LOL.
What's so sad is that the Americans can’t even see the irony when a US consulate officer in Russia tweets “….concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly” while they demonise their demonstrators.
The US has truly become a laughing stock of the world.
(sj, 24 January 2021 11:05)
You apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world. Being slightly pretentious, eh?
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
(Mike, USA, 24 January 2021 02:28)
Little vlad can deny them hospital treatments for corona virus, that way they drop dead.
(Al, 25 January 2021 11:15)
On January 6th group of Trump supporters entered US government building on Capitol Hill. Initially, this was labelled "coup attempt" but lately it's called "domestic terrorism" implying that protesters might be prosecuted on terrorism charged ( 15 to 20 years in prison).
Here is a question - angry mob entering govenment buildings to remove democratically elected president for whatever reason, (they don't like his/hers policies on some issue - gay rights or whatever)? What is it? Coupe? Terrorism?
Please, elaborate.
(Sreten, 26 January 2021 07:31)
ey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
TV rules for people like that girl. That's all they understand. Therefore any discussion must include what TV tells you.
I would love to have a proper discussion but its a total waste of time.
(sj, 30 January 2021 07:13)
apparently confuse your narrow mind with the thoughts of the entire world.
(JS, 25 January 2021 14:07)
The world did indeed laugh in unison at the thought that "if the United States knew what was heppening in the United States, then the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyrany of the United States."
The obvious hypocrisy is not perceived by delusional idiots who live in a Lala land with three farms and cars not powered by gasoline.
(Zhukov, 27 January 2021 03:09)
JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
No it was not the Democratic Party but the President elect who called them domestic terrorist. In fact he repeated that term after he was sworn in as President.
Are you now telling me that the President does not represent the US?
The only thing you produce on your 3 imaginary farms is mountain of BS.
(sj, 28 January 2021 22:29)
Hey sj, world traveler, you condescendingly tell that girl that she gets all her info off tv then go on to talk about how you saw police beating blm on tv.
Hmmmmmm? Incoherent much?
(Mir, 26 January 2021 16:43)
Stick to managing your 3 imaginary farms in southern serbia and leave the important matters to those that actually know.
You think that the majority of the world are not laughing at the US? The US preaches freedom and democracy and criticize any that does not allow the right to demonstrate but when it comes to their doorstep it domestic terrorism.
As I said its time to milk your goats.
(sj, 25 January 2021 23:31)
The United States didn't call it domestic terrorism, the Democratic party called it that.
I actually do milk (organic) goats, and yet I'm not so undiscerning that I confuse one political party for the entire population of the United States. Now that's funny!
(JS, 26 January 2021 11:41)
