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Russian opposition leader Navalny says he has been arrested

  • 24 Jul 2019
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Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia. File photo/Reuters

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he has been arrested as opposition candidates maintain protests against the authorities’ refusal to put them on the ballot for a local election.

In a video on his Instagram account, the anti-corruption campaigner said he was detained as he was leaving his Moscow home to go jogging, and taken to a police station.

Agence France-Presse

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