MOSCOW — Hundreds of Russians have begun protests in the country’s far eastern regions demanding the release of Aleksei Navalny as police in Moscow and other cities rounded up allies of the jailed opposition leader as rallies rolled across the country.
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RFE/RL: Navalny allies snatched up by police as protests begin to roll across Russia

A demonstrator displays a portrait of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny during a protest in his support in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 21, 2021.