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Russian police break up nationwide pro-Navalny protests

Russian police have arrested thousands of people in rallies in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. In Moscow, riot police beat demonstrators with batons. Among the detainees are Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, and his prominent ally Lyubov Sobol.

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