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Police detain anti-war protesters in St. Petersburg Russia's second-largest city, on the seventh day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Russian police arrest pro-Navalny protesters in St Petersburg, as they take to the streets to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic, who has been on hunger strike for three weeks. IMAGES
Russian police stand outside the front entrance to the Wagner mercenary group's St Petersburg offices, with a large police van also visible. Wagner's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to overthrow Russia's military leadership and claimed control of a key military headquarters in the south of the country. IMAGES
Turkish police detain protesters attempting to hold a Labour Day demonstration in Istanbul, with the city centre's famous Taksim square closed off. The city is expecting mass International Workers' Day rallies ahead of key May 14 elections billed as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. IMAGES
Police arrest demonstrators gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square to protest the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian authorities have promised to crack down on any "unauthorized" demonstrations in the country against the war in Ukraine, where Moscow launched a major military operation in the morning. IMAGES