On March 26, 2017, thousands of Russians rallied across the country to protest government corruption, in one of the largest opposition demonstrations in years. Demonstrators defied bans by authorities and were arrested by the hundreds. Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of Russia’s President Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev, called for the protests after posting reports accusing Medvedev of controlling properties far beyond what he could afford on his government salary, including mansions, yachts, and vineyards. Navalny was also arrested, and has now been fined and jailed for 15 days for organizing the rallies. See also “What Russia's Latest Protests Mean for Putin” from the Atlantic’s Julia Ioffe.
Anti-Corruption Protests Across Russia
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Read morePolice officers detain a man during an unauthorized anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePeople take part in an anti-corruption rally in Pushkin Square on Tverskaya Street on March 26, 2017, in Moscow, Russia. #
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Read moreLaw enforcement officers line up along a street as they block a rally in Moscow, Russia, on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreProtesters gather at Marsivo Field in St.Petersburg, Russia, on March 26, 2017. Thousands of people crowded in St.Petersburg on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government, the biggest gathering in a wave of nationwide protests that were the most extensive show of defiance in years. #
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Read moreA man shouts anti-government slogans in downtown Moscow, Russia on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreOpposition supporters take part in an anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRiot police officers stand guard blocking a street during an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian riot policemen detain an opposition activist during an unsanctioned protest rally in front of the Pushkin monument at Pushkinskaya Square, March 26, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. #
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Read morePolice detain protesters in Pushkin Square, downtown Moscow, on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePolice detain a protester in downtown Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePolice officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok, Russia, on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePolice officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreProtesters gesture from a police bus after being detained during an anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian opposition activists hold a protest rally in front of Pushkin monument at Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreProtesters gather at Marsivo Field in St.Petersburg, Russia, on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreOpposition supporters participate in an anti-corruption rally in central Saint Petersburg on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreA law enforcement officer climbs a lamp pole to detain opposition supporters during a rally in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian riot policemen detain an opposition activist during a protest rally in front of the Pushkin monument in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRiot policemen detain a journalist during a protest rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian riot police detain an opposition activist during a protest rally at Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian riot police detain an opposition activist during a protest rally in Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreProtesters shout slogans at Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, on March 26, 2017. The writing on the face reads 'Putin is a thief'. #
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Read moreA woman argues with law enforcement officers as they block a rally in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePolice officers detain protesters during an unauthorized anti-corruption rally in central Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read morePolice help a wounded comrade during fighting with protesters in Pushkin Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian riot policemen detain an opposition activist during a protest rally in front of the Pushkin monument in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreAn opposition supporter gestures as he blocks a police van transporting detained anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny during a rally in Moscow on March 26, 2017. #
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Read moreRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted upon his arrival for a hearing after being detained at the protest against corruption and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at the Tverskoi court in Moscow on March 27, 2017. Navalny was fined and sentenced to 15 days in jail for organizing the rallies. #
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