Anti-government demonstrations in Russia – in pictures

Extract from The Guardian

Russian authorities arrested the opposition campaigner Alexei Navalny and hundreds of his supporters on Monday, as they mounted demonstrations across the nation against government corruption. More than 200 were detained in Moscow and St Petersburg an hour into the protests, according to an NGO that tracks arrests

• Putin critic Alexei Navalny detained on day of protests across Russia
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2017/jun/12/anti-government-demonstrations-in-russia-in-pictures

Matt Fidler

Tuesday 13 June 2017 02.42 AEST