Navalny’s wife among over 5,000 protesters arrested in Russian demonstrations

By Mica Soellner

Published January 31, 2021 3:00pm ET

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Navalny’s wife among over 5,000 protesters arrested in Russian demonstrations — Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, centre, and his wife Yulia, right, enter a courtroom before the start of a trial against Alexei and his brother Oleg Navalny, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. The brothers face charges of allegedly laundering some millions of rubles from French cosmetics company Yves Rocher. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

Yulia Navalny, the wife of the jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, was detained in Moscow on Sunday, as thousands demonstrated to support freeing her husband.

Thousands marched across Russia for the second week to rally for Navalny, prompting police to use force and arrest over 5,000 people protesting in Russia’s 11 time zones, according to the Associated Press. This weekend’s arrests have surpassed the roughly 4,000 from last weekend’s demonstrations.

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