Kremlin critic Navalny held, then released ahead of Russian election

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was briefly detained by police on Thursday and accused of organising illegal protests, weeks ahead of a presidential election in which he has been barred from running.

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