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Added on the 12/06/2017 16:08:04 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Authorities detain Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and hundreds of his supporters, as they mount demonstrations across the nation against government corruption. IMAGES
Russian police officers gather on Pushkinskaya square, near the Kremlin, ahead of an unauthorised rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. IMAGES
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is promptly detained by police after breaking house arrest to join a protest rally near the Kremlin. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hundreds of people gather to pay their respects and lay flowers at the grave of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, Navalny urged Russians to protest on March 17. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has reiterated his call and said protesters should show up in large numbers at the same time to overwhelm polling stations. IMAGES
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).