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More than 400 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group

A man kneels at the monument to victims of political repression where people laid flowers following the reported death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on February 16, 2024 [Reuters]

Police in Russia have detained more than 400 people across the country at memorials and rallies to honour opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who the authorities say died in a remote penal colony.

On Saturday, the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said 401 people had been detained, including at least 74 in Saint Petersburg and 49 in Moscow, at events on Friday and Saturday.

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