Day: January 23, 2021
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Protests for Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Sweep Russia
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in over 100 towns and cities across Russia on Saturday to demand the release of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny in one of the broadest waves of nationwide protest the country has seen in recent years. The anti-corruption campaigner, 44, called for demonstrations after being jailed…
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As It Happened: Tens of Thousands Rally for Navalny’s Release Across Russia
Russians nationwide are taking to the streets of at least 85 cities in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was jailed this week upon his defiant return to Russia. Navalny, who had been recovering in Germany from what Western scientists determined to be poisoning by the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, asked his supporters to…
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McKinsey Bans Moscow Staff From Attending Pro-Navalny Protest
The Moscow office of leading U.S. consultancy McKinsey & Company banned its staff from attending an unauthorized protest in the capital in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Saturday and warned them against voicing online support, according to an email sent to McKinsey personnel seen by The Moscow Times. Russians nationwide took to the…