MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Monday over allegations of staging illegal protests, his associates aid, adding that the move was meant to sideline him at a time of growing discontent over unpopular government reforms.
Navalny's arrest came moments after he walked free from jail at the end of an previous incarceration, his supporters said.
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