Thousands rally across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader despite fierce crackdown
Telegraph, 31 Jan 2021
Thousands are rallying across Russia as nationwide protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny continue to grow.
For the second straight weekend, Russians took to the streets on Sunday in the Far East and Siberia as Moscow geared up for the rally with a strict security lockdown.
Defying minus 20 degrees temperatures, more than 6,000 people marched across Russia’s third-largest city of Novosibirsk on Sunday, chanting “Down with the czar!” after riot police sealed off the main square.
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For the second straight weekend, Russians took to the streets on Sunday in the Far East and Siberia as Moscow geared up for the rally with a strict security lockdown.
Defying minus 20 degrees temperatures, more than 6,000 people marched across Russia’s third-largest city of Novosibirsk on Sunday, chanting “Down with the czar!” after riot police sealed off the main square.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/31/navalny-supporters-protest-siberia-russian-far-east-despite/
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