Russia: around a hundred people arrested during rallies for Alexeï Navalny

2024-02-17T08:10:05.122Z

Highlights: A total of a hundred people were arrested during several rallies in Russia in memory of opponent Alexeï Navalny, who died in prison on Friday. According to the count published on its site and updated Saturday morning, "more than 101 people were arrest in ten cities", including a majority in Saint Petersburg. A figure of opposition to Vladimir Putin's control over Russia, Alexe Navalny died Friday in his Siberian prison at the age of 47. In just over 10 years, this trained lawyer has become the bête noire of a Kremlin which has never stopped trying to silence him.

The day after the death in prison of Alexeï Navalny, the main Russian opponent of Vladimir Putin, a total of a hundred people were arrested during several rallies in Russia.