Kremlin critic Navalny re-arrested after breaking house arrest to join rally

Russian police detained the Kremlin critic, blogger and political analyst Alexei Navalny and dozens of others on the 30 December 2014 after he broke house arrest to join an opposition rally. Navalny had been given a suspended sentence earlier on the same day for embezzlement.

The Guardian, 30.12.14: Alexei Navalny detained after breaking house arrest to join rally in Moscow http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/alexei-navalny-sentenced-thousands-expected-protest-putin

The Local.de, 30.12.14: Berlin condemns Russian opposition sentences http://www.thelocal.de/20141230/berlin-condemns-russian-opposition-sentences

BBC News, 31.12.14: Putin critic Navalny among 'hundred held' at Moscow protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30635874

ESO: Background information: Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-protest-leader-alexei-navalny-convicted/

Sputnik International, 31.12.14: Summary of Manezh Square Navalny Protest: 1.5K Protesters and 250 Arrests http://sputniknews.com/russia/20141231/1016433802.html

Sputnik International: Tag: Alexei Navalny http://sputniknews.com/tags/person_Alexei_Navalny/

The Guardian: Tag: Alexei Navalny http://www.theguardian.com/world/alexei-navalny

BBC News, 05.01.15: Putin critic Alexei Navalny cuts electronic tag in protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30685359

Sputnik International, 05.01.15: Navalny Refuses to Obey House Arrest, Removes Electronic Tag http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150105/1016532615.html

openDemocracy: oDR: Rights, 30.12.14: The trials and tribulations of Alexei Navalny https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/yegor-skovoroda/trials-and-tribulations-of-alexei-navalny

EU: EEAS: Press Release, 30.12.14: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of Alexey Navalny and his brother Oleg Navalny http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2014/141230_3_en.htm

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