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Added on the 10/08/2019 17:20:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Anti riot police blocks access in Moscow's centre, as thousands of supporters of Alexei Navalny gather of Moscow to protest his detention and back calls for the hunger-striking Kremlin critic to be given proper medical care. IMAGES
Around 300 women form human chain in Moscow using Valentine's Day to express support for the wife of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and political prisoners. Protesters hold a long white ribbon in temperatures of minus 13 degrees Celsius (8 degrees Fahrenheit). IMAGES
Several people are arrested at Vnukovo airport in Moscow ahead of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's expected arrival from Berlin. Earlier, two of his allies who had come to welcome him, Lyubov Sobol and Ruslan Chaveddinov, were also arrested by the police. IMAGES
Protests begin after the closure of polling stations in Belarus. Several hundred people are chanting "Go away!" and "Want a change!" outside the embassy of Belarus in Moscow. IMAGES
Russia's opposition held a new protest march in central Moscow despite a ban by authorities, a week before controversial regional elections in the capital. Demonstrations have been held on an almost weekly basis since July after authorities denied most opposition candidates registration in the elections for city parliament. IMAGES