The running demonstrations have been some of the largest anti-government protests in Russia in years.
Huge anti-government demonstrations erupted in Russia's Far East on Saturday, July 25, over the arrest of a popular governor who was replaced this week by a Kremlin appointee who never lived in the fraught region.
"We want our governor to be released because we believe he was very likely detained illegally," said 24-year-old protester Alina Slepova. Police wearing masks allowed the demonstrations to go ahead despite a ban on public gatherings as part of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.The protests that erupted in response to the shock arrest of Furgal over murders that happened 15 years ago are increasingly becoming an outlet to vent frustration with the Kremlin.
Authorities say at least 10,000 people took part in previous demonstrations on July 11 and July 18, though some local media and opposition figures put the figure at 35,000 to 50,000 people or more. The move was met with anger from Khabarovsk residents who said the 39-year-old outsider lacked experience and had no connection to the region.
Opposition leader and one-time presidential hopeful Alexei Navalny has thrown his weight behind the protesters and this week said the demonstrations could only win concessions"with the support of the entire country".
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