[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Riot police officers arrest a protester during a rally against the verdict of a court in Kirov, which sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five years in jail, in central Moscow, Russia, July 18, 2013. About 10,000 people gathered to protest against the verdict of a court in Kirov, which sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five years in jail, in central Moscow, Russia. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression.
![[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Riot police officers arrest a protester during a rally against the verdict of a court in Kirov, which sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five years in jail, in central Moscow, Russia, July 18, 2013.
About 10,000 people gathered to protest against the verdict of a court in Kirov, which sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five years in jail, in central Moscow, Russia.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression.](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/photos/riot-police-officers-arrest-a-protester-during-a-rally-against-the-picture-id180197671?k=6&m=180197671&s=594x594&w=0&h=ZeXCzq4Ab39ceYwCOslv3pH7gMuW5vXrVg1SaGe7PlE=&Expires=1751331600&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=pWS5Cc1gULJvL5SOwKnVQN7TdFZV8f~wG1WYJrGp15dGLhSPifWefpB~yuq89ImjWL3UWVkJOedkOCeDnE~WYs8UDnFrjCebhAaBg3c1YkPXwVxPFo5nj2l0LCkHR8dI554YwnGkr0v54qyZ5WdXhFlKlvI7JUpsgP3Jnv3Vp-pNgWLQ8jT8MTNFcoerILy1fIyuR07jaCSQSTPHdbfsN~Lq~r6oDBPt3d4WnWu~d1BdnV~xoTdR50BRz0B9oVdkaY2NQtAXtkkF4zcBfZT~rrmvCuRae4yEnSUCFv0F3~aDyZUov0j7kCs4J9f1binPbP48vF9Oxe4aNqZ7iapnGiITvO3Caoe-dZipr87gIfD735hSau6L9zxCxBXdT6xfuxJPecn9yWgN9nQRZOpqQiSp9uw-1NdrzfHtcvM1bBQORYrTCty4nCSMCQnXVn3nNVrL4yVKilXWk02bwnIGjatPTiMBE4UfC4uMMh6BUIjNWlaBMmRFzlTwEvNIa5WpgQtIFWO3i6pxGW6vFpu3pBuOE9hs7LyRgzlxf9vEhTysKr0EQiF~KAiVZ-yhrvoDg4Xafs4D75fgdMgtzKqpgbGacr55gXO3pXkFbewnEbfiPTIp~pp~kohXAJKBC9pehzatoCydPg~1iBBCy7AbA7Nk1kP6UNJ5sY52PDaacog_)
