MOSCOW – To his supporters, anti-corruption figure Alexei Navalny, whose detention has sparked massive protests across Russia, was sent to prison for the crime of daring to survive President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to poison him.
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Police detain a woman during a protest against a court decision ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for nearly three years, in downtown Moscow on Feb. 2, 2021.
