Repeated criticisms of Russian President Vladimir Putin have led to widespread protests this month calling for the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested shortly after returning to Japan, and more than 3,200 people have been detained so far.

Many young people participated in the protests for the first time, and Mr. Navalny wants to further expand his support for the younger generation and strengthen his offensive against the Putin administration.

Following the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny this month shortly after returning from Germany, the opposition has called on supporters around the world to protest for release.



According to Reuters, 40,000 people gathered in the capital Moscow on the 23rd and protested, but security officials detained participants one after another, saying it was an "unauthorized rally."



According to independent human rights groups, there were more than 3,200 detainees in more than 110 cities.



The number of people detained this time seems to be the highest among the protests in Russia in the last few years.



According to a survey by NGOs, 40% of the participants participated in the protest activities for the first time, and most of them were young people in their 20s and 30s.



A woman in her twenties who participated in a protest in Vladivostok in the Far East accused her of saying, "I'm not convinced that I was forced to detain Mr. Navalny."



Mr. Navalny wants to further expand his support for the younger generation and strengthen his offensive against the Putin administration.

What is Alexei Navalny?

Alexei Navalny (44) is the leader of Russia's most famous opposition, known as the forerunner of Putin's criticism.



He has been involved in political activities since the early 2000s through corporate management, and has been accusing the Putin administration and state-owned enterprises of corruption through the video sharing site YouTube.



In 2017, a video of the then Prime Minister Daniil Medvedev's mansion in the suburbs of Moscow was shot from the sky and released, accusing him of suspected corruption given by a wealthy man. ..



In addition, he has taken the lead in protesting against the Putin administration, and has also focused on increasing the number of seats in the 2019 Moscow city council elections with a strategy of concentrating votes on promising opposition candidates. ..



And last August, Mr. Navalny, who seems to have been attacked by a nerve agent of chemical weapons, responded to a media interview that "President Putin is behind the incident" in Germany, where he is receiving medical treatment, and is confronting President Putin. Clarified.



Mr. Navalny called a person who was allegedly attacked by himself as an FSB = Federal Security Service operative, pretending to be an official of the administration, asked for details of the crime, announced the details, and on the 19th of this month. Has stepped up its offensive against Putin by releasing a video accusing him of the existence of a gorgeous palace allegedly owned by Putin.