Nearly 1,600 reported arrested in Russian anti-Putin protests
Among those arrested was protest organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin's most prominent foe.
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Protesters attend a rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Alexei Navalny, anti-corruption campaigner and Putin's most prominent critic, called for nationwide protests on Saturday, two days ahead of the inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as Russian president. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
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Demonstrator carries a poster depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin during a massive protest rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Alexei Navalny, anti-corruption campaigner and Putin's most prominent critic, called for nationwide protests on Saturday, two days ahead of the inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as Russian president. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
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Fighters of National Liberation movement clash with protesters during clashes at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as the country's president demonstrated throughout the country on Saturday. Police arrested hundreds, including protest organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin's most prominent foe. (AP Photo)
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Russian police carrying a struggling opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing Putin's upcoming inauguration into a fourth term gathered Saturday in the capital's Pushkin Square. (AP Photo)
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Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square, Moscow, Saturday May 5, 2018. Police arrested hundreds, including protest organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin's most prominent foe. (AP Photo)
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