Hundreds Arrested At Massive Anti-Corruption Protests In Russia
Thousands of Russians took to the streets in Moscow and in other Russian cities in what was the biggest anti-government protests in years.
Hundreds of protesters were arrested on Sunday, including a key opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The protests erupted after Navalny accused Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev of corruption. Protestors were calling for Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s resignation.
It is estimated that over 20,000 joined the protests in Moscow and that over 500 people were arrested.
Riot police detained the opposition leader Navalny as soon as he arrived at the protest.
The Trump administration was largely silent on the arrests and faced criticism before eventually putting out a tepid statement calling it “an affront to core democratic values.”
#Moscow, #Russia, March 26th, 2017, #Peaceful #Rally #Against #Corruption:https://t.co/6p1W74C5Af #AlexeiNavalny #MB7Art pic.twitter.com/ckT6wvA0UH
— MB7Art (@MB7Art) March 26, 2017
#PUTIN666 protestor dragged from crowd in #Russia protests whilst Alexei Navalny disappears in2 custody. #Trump‘s ally Putin is no democrat pic.twitter.com/97QDn9f3mt
— Jonathan Beeley (@foreignpolicy77) March 26, 2017
Alexei Navalny, anti-corruption campaigner leading opposition to Putin, arrested while walking to a demonstration: https://t.co/s8HhBjiqBl pic.twitter.com/BPyyUExIjj
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2017
Russian Protests are going largely uncovered by Main Stream Media @CNN @MSNBC. Alexei Navalny, if you are running to opppose Putin – HIDE! pic.twitter.com/3n2wyhU3O3
— StayUnitedUSA (@Vegas040805) March 26, 2017