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24/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Thousands rally in Russia protests

Crowds rallied across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Crowds rallied across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Monitors say Russian police have detained more than 3,000 people in a crackdown on protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Tens of thousands of people defied a heavy police presence to join some of the largest rallies against President Vladimir Putin in years.

Also in the programme: A look back on Egypt's revolution of 2011 and looking ahead to the challenges faced by US President, Joe Biden.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Manmit Bhambra, a British sociologist and Research Officer of the Religion and Global Society Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Tim Dixon, Australian-born social entrepreneur and co-founder of the More in Common organisation.

(Picture: People take part in a protest in support of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Credit: EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV)

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