Constant pressure continues as Russia’s dissident Alexei Navalny arrested again in intimidation

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Russian opposition leader Navalny briefly detained

AFP – Russian police on Sunday briefly detained top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after a campaign rally for the Moscow mayoral election he is contesting next month, police said. Violations of the law on mass protests were at issue, the police said in a statement.