Russia: opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained

One of the leaders of the anti-Kremlin opposition, Alexei Navalny, has been detained by the police in Moscow, Kommersant, a daily, has informed. For now, it is not known what this detention is related to. On July 20, Navalny threatened to organize a major protest in front of the Moscow City Hall building. Last week, the electoral commission rejected 57 candidates in the upcoming local elections in the city, including leading opposition politicians. The opposition accuses the authorities of unlawfully questioning its lists of endorsements, which are required for candidate registration, and thus disqualifying some of the candidates.

(PAP)