Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP
Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP
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Russian police detain some 4,400 protesters calling for release of Alexei Navalny

  • Hundreds of riot police officers lined the streets of Moscow from the early hours of Sunday morning, restricting movements of pedestrians
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken slammed the Russian authorities over their ‘harsh’ response to the protests

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Agence France-Presse
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Updated: 12:58am, 1 Feb, 2021

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Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP
Police detain a woman during a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Photo: AP
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