Russians demonstration in -41C as cops arrest 1,600 Navalny fans

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    Police arresting a protester in Russia and an iPhone showing -42C temperatures. Russians braved -42C temperatures to protest for the release of Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

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    More than 4,000 protesters all over Russia have actually been detained today (Picture: Getty)

    Russians headed out in inconceivable -41C temperature levels to continue to object versus the arrest of Vladimir Putin critic and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. 

    Protests requiring Mr Navalny’s release were required in 142 cities throughout the nation’s 11 time zones on Sunday, in a few of the most prevalent acts of outrage the nation has actually seen in years.

    Russians have actually been marching throughout the nation given that Mr Navalny, 44, was detained on January 17 when he went back to Moscow from Berlin, where he had actually been getting treatment after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve representative. He blames the attack on the Kremlin, which Russian authorities have actually rejected.

    The opposition leader was detained in connection with a 2014 embezzlement case however he declares the charges are comprised and politically encouraged, as he aims to win political power in the upcoming parliamentary elections in September. 

    More than 1,600 individuals, consisting of Mr Navalny’s spouse Yulia, have actually been detained, according to OVD-Info, a group that keeps track of political arrests. It follows practically 4,000 were apparently detained on January 23.

    In Yakutsk, called ‘the world’s coldest city’, demonstrations went today ahead in spite of the bone-chilling temperature levels that dropped to -41C. 

    About 1,800 miles away, protesters held hands and danced in a circle, screaming ‘Putin is a thief’ and ‘shame shame shame’ on the frozen ocean of Amur Bay, near Vladivostok. 

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    Alexei Navalny and Yulia Navalnaya taken from a video posted on the Instagram account @navalny shows Russian opposition Leader Alexei Navalny before his flight at the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport BER in Schoenefeld, Germany, 17 January 2021

    Alexei Navalny and spouse Yulia Navalnaya on their flight from Germany back to Russia (Picture: EPA)

    People with Russian national flags take part in an unauthorised protest in support of the detained opposition activist Alexei Navalny in central Novosibirsk.

    People with Russian nationwide flags participate in an unauthorised demonstration in assistance of the apprehended opposition activist (Picture: TASS/Getty)

    Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021.

    Law enforcement officers apprehend a guy throughout a rally in Moscow (Picture: Reuters)

    Footage from today revealed a police boat breaking down while it was attempting to go after demonstrators on the frozen sea. More than 100 individuals were detained.

    The chants described an extravagant Black Sea estate apparently constructed for President Putin that Mr Navalny’s group have actually launched a popular video about.

    In Moscow, authorities presented extraordinary security steps in the city centre, closing numerous train stations near the Kremlin, cutting bus traffic and purchasing dining establishments and stores to remain closed.

    There has actually been a strong cops existence at all demonstrations with the army apparently contacted us to support them in St Petersburg, where Putin lives. 

    Demonstrations likewise went on in eastern parts of Russia with more than 500 individuals being detained. 

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    Police arresting a protester in Russia.  Russians braved -42C temperatures to protest for the release of Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

    Protesters in Novosibirsk were not hindered by the riot cops in Serbia (Picture: Getty Images)

    Riot police officers detain a demonstrator during an unauthorised protest.Russians braved -42C temperatures to protest for the release of Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

    Russian police has actually been criticised worldwide for its cruelty towards demonstrators (Picture: Getty Images)

    Last week saw demonstrations in the Russian Far East and Siberia however a brand-new riot cops existence appears to have actually frightened individuals into remaining at house.

    However, Novosibirsk, Siberia’s informal capital, did see 5,000 marchers defy the cops and shout ‘freedom, freedom’ with lots detained.

    Navalny-fans likewise braved the -31C in Krasnoyarsk where they carried out conventional folk dances in spite of armed cops around them. 

    Russian police has actually been criticised worldwide for the cruelty with which it has actually dealt with protestors. 

    People take part in an unauthorised protest in support of the detained opposition activist Alexei Navalny in central Novosibirsk.

    People participate in an unauthorised demonstration in main Novosibirsk (Picture: Getty)

    People with Russian national flags take part in an unauthorised protest in support of the detained opposition activist Alexei Navalny in central Novosibirsk. Navalny, who had been handed a suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case in 2014, was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport near Moscow on 17 January 2021 for violating probation conditions.

    Thousands have actually been detained throughout the demonstrations (Picture: Getty)

    They have actually accumulated snow and sliced trees to obstruct protestors, kept cells on wheels with them to rapidly detain individuals, utilized tear gas sometimes and have actually been recorded strongly manhandling press reporters and demonstrators. 

    Police were even recorded attempting to squash protesters in Moscow, St Petersburg and Vladivostok.

    Prosecutors likewise required that social platforms obstruct the calls for signing up with the demonstrations on the web.

    The Interior Ministry has actually released stern cautions to the general public not to sign up with the demonstrations, stating individuals might be charged with participating in mass riots, which brings a jail sentence of as much as 8 years.

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