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Riot police detain a man during a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow. Credit: AFP Photo
Police detained more than 1,000 people including dozens in Moscow during demonstrations across Russia on Sunday calling for the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a monitor said.
The OVD-Info monitor said that 1,009 people had been detained, including 142 in Moscow where protesters were gathering in various locations after police locked down access to the city centre.
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