Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP
Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP
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Alexei Navalny’s brother and aides placed under house arrest ahead of Russia protests

  • Oleg Navalny has already served three-and-a-half years in prison for an embezzlement conviction
  • Tens of thousands of Russians rallied last weekend in support of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal domestic critic

Topic |   Russia
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Agence France-Presse

Updated: 8:39pm, 30 Jan, 2021

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Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP
Russian opposition activist Maria Alyokhina and Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo: Press service of Tverskoy District Court of Moscow via AFP
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