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Arrests in the regions on the day of the funeral: where security forces are persecuting people because of Navalny

В Novosibirsk 25 detainees at the laying of flowers, among them was a city council member Anton KartavinSome of them were in a paddy wagon, others were at the police station. 6 people from the station released without protocols after taking statements.

В Yekaterinburg detained 11 people During the flower-laying ceremony at the Tatishchev monument, they refused to write to their lawyer. 

В Nizhny Novgorode were detained and already released The girl, also because of flowers. At the police station, she was given a warning, but she refused to sign the document.

В Voronezh Several people were detained this morning while traveling to Moscow by car and train to say goodbye to Alexey NavalnyAmong them was the coordinator of Nadezhdin's headquarters in Voronezh. Pavel SychevSeveral people were released after some time, after taking statements, while others were held until evening. Pavel Sychev was taken to Center "E", where he was held, interrogated, and intimidated, but ultimately, too. released without protocol.

В MoscowWhere to say goodbye to Navalny came Tens of thousands of people, security forces acted cautiously. Six people are known to have been detained. Among them Mikhail Schneider, one of the applicants for the memorial event for Alexei Navalny and Boris Nemtsov, which the Moscow mayor's office banned. He сообщилиthat he looks like a wanted criminal. Also in the Moscow metro detained Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Yabloko party Andrey Morev — The police also cited some kind of description. He's already been released. 

It has just become known that at the Borisovskoye cemetery detained journalist Vasily Polonsky, who broadcast live all day.

The human rights project OVD-Info also recorded arrests in Nizhnevartovsk, Ulan-Ude, Vladikavkaz, Kazan и Zlatoust.

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