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Added on the 27/01/2021 16:30:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russian police are present at a Moscow apartment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. A key Navalny aid reported that the apartment was being searched on grounds of violating sanitary and epidemiological measures, along with a second Moscow apartment owned by Navalny's wife Yulia and the Moscow office of his Anti-Corruption Foundation. IMAGES
Images show a police bus and Memorial supporters outside the Russian human rights organisation's office as police search the inside. Russian authorities have launched a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the nobel prize-winning human rights organisation, for "discrediting" the army. The searches took place as President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks. IMAGES
Russian police detains protesters in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok as supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny take to the streets following his call to protest against President Vladimir Putin's rule. IMAGES
Russian police detain opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest upcoming polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024. IMAGES
Police block a massive crowd of people hoping to enter Moscow's Borisovo cemetery where the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being laid to rest, with many in the throng chanting Navalny's name. Thousands of mourners have braved the risk of arrests to attend Navalny's funeral, which was held two weeks after President Vladimir Putin's top critic died in an Arctic prison. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.