Russia, proteste per Navalny: circa 5mila arresti, fermata e rilasciata la moglie Yulia

Sono quasi 5.000 (tra cui 82 giornalisti) le persone fermate dalla polizia durante le proteste contro la detenzione dell'oppositore. A riferirlo è l'ong Ovd-Info, che riporta numerosi fermi a Vladivostok, San Pietroburgo e Mosca, ma sono almeno 35 le città dove gli attivisti hanno partecipato ai cortei per chiedere la liberazione del 44enne. Nella capitale fermata anche la moglie del dissidente, Yulia Navalnaya, poi rilasciata qualche ora dopo

epa08976821 Russian police officers detain protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

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La polizia russa ha fermato, in almeno 35 città del Paese, quasi 5.000 persone che partecipavano alle proteste su tutto il territorio nazionale per chiedere la liberazione di Alexei Navalny. Tra i fermati anche 82 giornalisti. Fermata (e qualche ora dopo rilasciata) anche la moglie dell'oppositore, Yulia Navalnaya. La donna, secondo quanto riporta la tv Dozhd, è stata bloccata mentre andava con un gruppo di manifestanti verso il carcere di Matrosskaya Tishina di Mosca, dove è rinchiuso il marito

Alexei Navalny, chi è l'oppositore politico russo. FOTOSTORY

epa08976822 Russian police officers block a street before an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

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Yulia Navalnaya, moglie di Navalny, è stata rilasciata. L'agenzia Interfax cita la sua avvocata, Svetlana Davidova. Secondo Interfax, i funzionari di polizia hanno compilato nei riguardi di Yulia Navalnaya un verbale amministrativo sulla "partecipazione a una protesta non autorizzata che ha implicato disturbi per passanti e trasporti". Il verbale sarà esaminato domani in tribunale

L'arresto di Alexei Navalny

epa08976764 Russian police officers detain protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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Secondo alcune fonti, ci sono anche alcuni dimostranti feriti e agenti che hanno usato i taser contro i manifestanti

Le manifestazioni del 23 gennaio

epa08976758 Russian special police units officers block a street before an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Le violenze della polizia russa sono state aspramente criticate dall'Unione europea. "Anche oggi condanno gli arresti di massa e l'uso sproporzionato della forza contro dimostranti e giornalisti in Russia", ha detto l'Alto Rappresentante Ue, Josep Borrell

epa08976702 Russian special police units officers block a street before an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Gli agenti hanno transennato molte vie del centro della capitale russa

epa08976844 Russian police officers detain protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

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Alcune stazioni della metropolitana sono state chiuse mentre gli agenti procedevano a numerosi fermi

epa08976746 Russian police officers detains protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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I partecipanti ai cortei sono uniti nel coro "La Russia sarà libera"

epa08976820 Russian police officers detain protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack with a nerve agent, on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

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Alexei Navalny, 44 anni, è stato arrestato il 17 gennaio scorso poco dopo l’atterraggio all'aeroporto di Sheremetyevo di Mosca. (Nella foto l'arresto di un manifestante)

epa08976741 Russian police officers detains protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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Alexei Navalny, oppositore politico di Vladimir Putin, è stato condannato dal giudice del Tribunale del municipio di Khimki

epa08976745 Russian police officers detains protester during an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Moscow, Russia, 31 January 2021. Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. Navalny urged Russians to take to the streets to protest. In many Russian cities mass events are prohibited due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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Il 44enne è stato fermato al suo rientro dalla Germania dove era stato ricoverato in seguito a un tentativo di avvelenamento. (Nella foto l'arresto di un manifestante che chiede la liberazione di Navalny)