Thousands of protesters are demanding the release of Alexei Navalny, the country's top opposition figure.

Police have arrested hundreds of pro-Navalny supporters attending the nationwide protests.

Navalny was detained on 17 January after he flew back to Moscow from Germany.

Russian authorities had promised a tough crackdown prior to the protests.
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