{"id":383781,"date":"2017-03-27T07:57:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T07:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/03\/27\/russia-opposition-leader-arrested-ghana-news\/"},"modified":"2017-03-27T07:57:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T07:57:45","slug":"russia-opposition-leader-arrested-ghana-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/03\/27\/russia-opposition-leader-arrested-ghana-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia opposition leader arrested | Ghana News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Russia\u2019s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations.<\/p>\n<p>At least 500 other protesters were detained in the capital and across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the marches were organised without official permission.<\/p>\n<p>TV pictures showed demonstrators chanting \u201cDown with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin!\u201d, \u201cRussia without Putin!\u201d and \u201cPutin is a thief!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Correspondents say the marches appear to be the biggest since anti-government demonstrations in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Navalny was detained as he arrived to join the rally in central Moscow. Protesters then tried to prevent a police van from taking him away.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet after his detention, he urged fellow protesters to continue with the demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys, I\u2019m fine. No need to fight to get me out. Walk along Tverskaya [Moscow main street]. Our topic of the day is the fight against corruption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He later said police stormed the office of his foundation and detained its staff, who were broadcasting the protests live.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305031\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Russia-protest.jpg\" alt=\"russia-protest\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations were also held in Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and several other cities, where arrests had also been reported.<\/p>\n<p>The US has condemned \u201cthe detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetaining peaceful protesters, human rights observers, and journalists is an affront to core democratic values,\u201d acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the US was \u201ctroubled\u201d by Mr Navalny\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In Moscow, protesters filled Pushkin square and some climbed the monument to poet Alexander Pushkin shouting \u201cimpeachment\u201d. Turnout was estimated to be between 7,000 and 8,000, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The police said 500 protesters had been arrested in the capital alone, but a rights group, OVD Info, put that number at more than 800.<\/p>\n<p>Local media reports suggested the authorities pressured students not to attend. In some cities, exams were scheduled on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Navalny announced his intention to run for president in 2018 against Vladimir Putin. But he is barred from doing so after being found guilty in a case he said was politicised.<\/p>\n<p>He said on his website that protests were planned in 99 cities, but that in 72 of them authorities did not give permission.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow. Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations. At least 500 other protesters were detained in the capital and across the country. 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