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Navalny’s allies call for new protests in Russia | L.A. Focus News

By Daria Litvinova | Associated Press MOSCOW — Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces years in prison, called for new protests next weekend to demand his release, following a wave of demonstrations that turned out tens of thousands across the country in a defiant challenge to President Vladimir Putin. Mass rallies […]

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