Russian authorities target Navalny's associates and wife in series of police raids ahead of protests
Policemen leave the flat of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on January 27 - SERGEI ILNITSKY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Russian authorities raided the homes of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his associates on Wednesday, piling pressure on opposition figures ahead of a major rally planned for this weekend. Masked police on Wednesday afternoon broke down the door of Mr Navalny’s rented flat despite the pleas from his wife who was inside, asking for her lawyer, Veronika Polyakova. Ms Polyakova arrived at her house but was not ...
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