More than fifty detained across Russia after Navalny’s burial

This Friday, Russian police detained at least 56 people in fourteen cities in this country during the day of farewell to the leader of the Russian opposition, Alexey Navalnywho was buried after dying two weeks ago in an Arctic prison.

According to OVD Informationorganization that protects the rights of prisoners, the cities with the highest number of prisons are Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Moscowwith 14, 10 and 6 detained, respectively.

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Police also made arrests in Voronezh, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladikavkaz, Saint Petersburg, Ulan-Ude and Sochi, among others.

Among those detained is the vice-president of the Moscow branch of the opposition party Iabloko, Andrei Morev, arrested by police in the Moscow metro after the funeral, indicated OVD-Info.

As stated More to the Telegram channel Mozhem obyasnit (We can explain), the police arrested him and a colleague at the police station. Mariinonear the cemetery and so far no charges have been filed against him.

Two other people were arrested near the cemetery, according to the journalist. Alexandr Pliuschev and the Telegram channel Avtozak Live, dedicated to reporting on prisons.

According to the channel, one of them was arrested after shouting “Who killed Navalny?”

At the subway station Ljubljanotwo stops from the cemetery, the former vice-president of the movement was arrested PARNAS, Michael Schneideraccording to OVD-info.

According to the police, Schneider “He looked like a man declared wanted and captured.”

Tens of thousands of Russians turned out today, with flowers in their hands and shouts of “Russia will be free“,”Russia without Putin“,”Navalny”, “Liosha (diminutive of Alexei), we are with you”, at the funeral of Navalny in the cemetery Borisovo of the Russian capital.

The lines to say goodbye Navalny They stretched for several kilometers, scenes that had not been seen in this country for many years. Anticipating such a massive display of affection, the Orthodox Church of Mariino She woke up surrounded by an unprecedented police cordon, made up of hundreds of officers.

Despite the intense police operation, the farewell was peaceful.

Source: Elcomercio

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