//200 opposition activists detained at democratic forum in Moscow. Russian authorities says they were breaking Covid-19 protocol

200 opposition activists detained at democratic forum in Moscow. Russian authorities says they were breaking Covid-19 protocol

Around 200 opposition activists were detained in Moscow on Saturday, according to a statement from Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The detentions are the latest in a series of crackdowns sustained by members of the opposition following Kremlin critic <a href="https://cnn.com/2021/02/26/europe/navalny-penal-colony-russia-intl/index.html" target="_blank">Alexey Navalny’s arrest and imprisonment</a>.

Navalny was detained