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Russian opposition leader, others arrested for protesting against govt corruption

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Russian opposition leader, others arrested for protesting against govt corruption

Thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets of Moscow to join protests organised by Navalny, a Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner, who urged people to take to the streets to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

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Navalny called for the protests after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Medvedev of controlling a property empire through a shadowy network of non-profit organisations.

“Don’t try to fight for me,” Navalny wrote on Twitter after police in Moscow put him in a minibus, urging people to stay with the rally. “Our issue today is the fight against corruption.”

The coordinated protests called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny are some of the largest in Russia since 2011-12.

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