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Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny plan a new protest action this weekend that aims to avoid the mass arrests during two previous nationwide demonstrations.
Navalny’s top ally, Leonid Volkov called on inhabitants of major Russian cities to gather on Sunday at 8 p.m. outside their homes for 15 minutes holding up their mobile phones with a flashlight in a Facebook post on Tuesday.