r/worldnews - Police detained 300 people at protests across Russia in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Wednesday. Navalny supporters fear he soon could die in prison, where he is on hunger strike, and are demanding he be given proper medical care

Reporting in from Petersburg. Main street nevsky is basically closed to side streets, and it seems like the police have surrounded the protestors. Low turnout, estimated about 5 thousand for Petersburg, out of 60 thousand that signed the call here.

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