Anti-Putin Protests Lead to Over 4,000 Arrests Across Russia
- Yulia Navalnaya detained in Moscow with other protesters
- Jailed opposition leader risks long sentence after returning
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More than 4,000 people were arrested across Russia, including the wife of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as demonstrators engaged in anti-Putin protests for a second straight week.
A heavy police presence and the halting of public transportation in Russia’s largest cities hindered efforts to track protest turnout, but figures for both the number of people arrested and cities that saw detentions surpassed last weekend’s totals, according to monitoring website OVD-Info.