Protesters Gather in 99 Cities Across Russia; Top Putin Critic Is Arrested
By ANDREW HIGGINSMARCH 26, 2017
Police officers detaining the opposition figure Aleksei Navalny on Sunday during an anti-corruption protest in Moscow. Credit Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
MOSCOW — The Russian police arrested hundreds of people in nationwide anti-corruption protests on Sunday, including the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny in Moscow, where thousands gathered for the biggest demonstration in five years against President Vladimir V. Putin.
The protest in the capital took the form of a synchronized walk along a major shopping street to avoid a ban on unsanctioned stationary gatherings. It was one of 99 similar rallies in cities and towns across the country — from Vladivostok in the far east to Kaliningrad in the west — according to the organizer, Mr. Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation.
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