I find the Navalny protests very moving, sorry to bring this up on US thread, but they are spreading to other countries. Russians know full well what happens to people who demonstrate against dictator Putin. They can be imprisoned, loose their jobs, fined. There will be many many more who would like to join the demos but are understandably too scared.
Raab has condemned the brutality towards the protestors as has the US State Department.
'The US State Department condemned "the use of harsh tactics against protesters and journalists this weekend in cities throughout Russia" and called on Russian authorities to immediately release Mr Navalny and all those detained at protests.
In Moscow, detentions began even before the advertised 2pm start time. They took a standardised form. Groups of three or four riot police officers would depart from the vans, before making a last minute charging left or right into their prey. The victims were random enough, but a preference was made for youngsters. In one case a 10-year-old boy was manhandled away.
police cleared the central meeting point on Pushkin Square – detaining and clubbing those unfortunate to fall in their way. Journalists were among the recipients of police batons
And you have to click on this....
twitter.com/SabFis3/status/1352956515074899968
Moscow. People waving toilet brushes as a reference to the $700 toilet brush shown in #Navalny‘s film about Putin‘s $1bn palace.