Russian demonstrators in protests across the country say they are fed up with endemic corruption among officials. The protests were spearheaded by Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who was arrested en route to the Moscow protest. Hundreds were arrested — including opposition leader and protest organizer Alexei Navalny, who was seized outside his Moscow residence while heading to the rally in the city centre. Riot police detain demonstrators at a protest in Vladivostok, Russia, on Monday amid a wave of antigovernment demonstrations across Russia. Riot police in St. Petersburg have begun detaining demonstrators in an unsanctioned opposition rally in the center of the city.

Source: thestar June 12, 2017 11:54 UTC