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These Photos And Videos Of Pro-Democracy Protests In Russia Are Shockingly Intense

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January 24, 2021
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Thousands of Russians across 200 cities spanning from Moscow to Siberia braved sub-zero temperatures and police brutality during pro-democracy protests in the country on Saturday.

The demonstrations came in response to the attempted assassination and subsequent arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which sparked ire among Russian citizens.

From Vladivostok to Kaliningrad (10 000 km in between), from towns, Siberia like Irkuts to southern Sochi came to the streets. There are not enough independent media outside Moscow to know in details the mood there, yet it's telling #Navalny
https://t.co/Ta4FZn1cfO

From Vladivostok to Kaliningrad (10 000 km in between), from towns, Siberia like Irkuts to southern Sochi came to the streets. There are not enough independent media outside Moscow to know in details the mood there, yet it’s telling #Navalny
https://t.co/Ta4FZn1cfO

04:58 PM – 23 Jan 2021

Twitter: @ngumenyuk

Navalny was poisoned in August last year and transferred to Germany for treatment, where doctors confirmed that the chemical agent Novichok was used. Navalny then helped investigate his own assassination together with Bellingcat, a news outlet. He famously phoned an FSB agent involved and tricked him into a confession.

The opposition leader returned to Russia on Jan. 17, where he was immediately arrested. His team published another investigation two days later, which purportedly shows President Vladimir Putin’s palace on the Black Sea. The investigation came alongside calls from Navalny to protest on Jan. 23, which were resoundingly heeded.

Kirill Kudryavtsev / Getty Images

There have been over 3,000 arrests across the country, including of 16 reporters, according to protest-tracking website OVD-Info, the most in the last four years. It’s not known how many people across the country participated, but videos and images show what appears to be tens of thousands of people in the streets.

Donat Sorokin / Donat Sorokin/TASS

In Siberia, people protested in -60F weather.

In Irkutsk, a small city bordering Mongolia, thousands filled the streets.

Protesters also lined the streets to the Kremlin in Moscow.

And thousands marched in St. Petersburg.

Protesters in Moscow threw snowballs at nearby police officers.

У цирка на Трубной полицейских забросали снежками, те явно растерялись Видео: Юля Сугуева / Медиазона

У цирка на Трубной полицейских забросали снежками, те явно растерялись Видео: Юля Сугуева / Медиазона

02:37 PM – 23 Jan 2021

Twitter: @mediazzzona

But it didn’t take long for police to use force during the protests, which had previously been deemed illegal.

One video shows a woman getting kicked in the stomach. According to the news outlet Mediazona, the woman had a concussion and was taken to the hospital.

ОМОНовец ударил женщину в живот ногой, когда она пыталась помочь задержанному парню. Видео: «Фонтанка»

ОМОНовец ударил женщину в живот ногой, когда она пыталась помочь задержанному парню. Видео: «Фонтанка»

03:54 PM – 23 Jan 2021

Twitter: @novaya_gazeta

In another video, police are seen harassing a small child as the crowd yells for him to be let go.

One reporter, who was arrested and subsequently released, recorded people being beaten on police busses.

And another video shows a woman being taken away by two men in civilian clothes.

The US Embassy in Russia tweeted in support of the protests, and the Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs later labeled the tweet “hypocrisy.”

We're watching reports of protests in 38 Russian cities, arrests of 350+ peaceful protesters and journalists. The U.S. supports the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression. Steps being taken by Russian authorities are suppressing those rights.

We’re watching reports of protests in 38 Russian cities, arrests of 350+ peaceful protesters and journalists. The U.S. supports the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression. Steps being taken by Russian authorities are suppressing those rights.

12:40 PM – 23 Jan 2021

Twitter: @USEmbRuPress

The striking photos and videos largely show protesters banding together against the police, sometimes appealing to their conscience.

Undaunted by the police response and governmental condemnation, Navalny’s organization called for more protests next week.

“This was the first step on the road to victory,” the Anti-Corruption Foundation tweeted. “See you again in a week.”

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