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Added on the 27/03/2017 08:11:19 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Police arrests protesters at a demonstration in Moscow in support of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The demonstrations were called by Navalny after he was detained returning to Russia from Germany where he had been recovering from being poisoned with a Soviet-designed nerve agent. IMAGES
In the first half of 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be coasting toward a presidency-for-life. But according to CNN, what followed instead was Putin's most challenging year to date. Putin's political durability is often attributed to a simple bargain between him and his citizens. At its essence, it is to accept limited political competition in exchange for stability and steady increases in the standard of living. But in the face of the government's ability to control the coronavirus pandemic, that deal has begun to unravel. In August, protests in Belarus frayed the deal's edges. And the August poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny came close to ripping it up completely.
Dozens of people are arrested in Moscow during a protest to demand that independent candidates be included on the ballot for local elections in September. IMAGES
Israeli police scuffle with anti-government protesters gathering in Tel Aviv to demand early elections and a deal to free hostages held in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attacks. IMAGES
Anti-government protesters gather at Dos de Mayo Square in Peru's capital Lima, after President Dina Boluarte called for a "national truce" to end weeks of unrest that has left at least 46 people dead. IMAGES
Riot police block a street in Lima and clash with protesters as they march to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the dissolution of parliament and immediate fresh elections. IMAGES