HUNDREDS Arrested as Alexei Navalny Supporters Stage Unauthorised Protests

’HUNDREDS Arrested as Alexei Navalny Supporters Stage Unauthorised Protests’ Unauthorised rallies have sprung up across Russia once again in support of Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin’s harshest critic - who is on hunger strike demanding medical attention. More 1,500 protesters were arrested across Russia, as authorities made good on their promise to respond to rallies with heavy-handed tactics.