(Worthy News) – Russian opposition leader Alekei Navalny said he was arrested Wednesday, days before he was to hold a massive anti-government protest.
Navalny, 43, was to hold a protest in Moscow on Saturday against the government’s decision to prohibit opposition candidates from running for election in the 45-seat Moscow City Duma parliament slated for September. The protest was to follow three weeks of demonstrations with the largest yet held July 20 in the capital that was attended by some 20,000 people, Bloomberg reported. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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