Supporters of Alexei Navalny, the critic and opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin started to carry out protest in Russia despite warnings by police against the protests.
As per a report published in DW, 90 protests are expected to be carried out across Russia today, January 23, 2021.
In the cities of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, police have already detained supporters of Alexei Navalny.
As per media reports, the protestors were seen chanting "shame" and "bandits." They are demanding release of Alexei Navalny.
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Quashing protests. How?
The media watchdog Roskomnadzor in Russia threaten to fine media platforms if they don't remove the content that purportedly encourage minors to be the part of protests.
TikTok and YouTube are major platforms where protesters are sharing content. As per media reports, TikTok has deleted around 30% of the content flagged by Russian administration related to the protests while YouTube has deleted 50% of the content flagged by them.
True Scoop News has revealed in the morning that Russian officials are reported to start criminal investigations against the supporters of Navalny.
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