Russian police officers detain Anastasiya Vasilyeva, a doctor and ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, near the IK-2 corrective penal colony, where Navalny serves his jail term, in the town of Pokrov, Russia April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
POKROV, Russia (Reuters) - Russian police detained Anastasiya Vasilyeva, an ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, on Tuesday as she and several supporters gathered outside the prison holding him, a Reuters correspondent said.
Another Navalny supporter was also detained. It was not immediately clear why they were held.
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