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The evening after Navalny's verdict. Online
On February 2, the Simonovsky Court in Moscow changed Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence to 3.5 years in a general regime colony. The formal reason was several failures to appear at the criminal-executive inspection, as well as the politician’s presence in Germany after being poisoned with Novichok. Navalny's supporters called on people to go to protests.
Data from OVD-Info.
As it became known, the beaten journalist was Real View reporter Fedor Khudokormov. He broadcast from the scene.
A riot police officer hits a journalist covering protests in the center of Moscow on the head with a baton. And he does it purposefully.
23:43A riot policeman beats a journalist in a vest with a baton. He falls screaming. pic.twitter.com/vBtpu8DiEt
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
According to OVD-Info at 23:30 Moscow time, after the trial of Navalny, which sent him to a colony, 526 people were detained in different cities. The largest number of people came out in Moscow (488 detainees) and St. Petersburg (more than 30 detainees).
23:2723:18ASMR video: Security forces push a stalled paddy wagon in Moscow
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
Video: “Open Russia” pic.twitter.com/nZ5iClQr4X
In St. Petersburg they even detain people with dogs. These young people were taken along with the animals into a paddy wagon.
The Insider correspondent reports that detentions in St. Petersburg are harsh. Palace Square is cordoned off.
The exit from Stoleshnikov Lane was blocked. Riot police disperse people from their yards.
Meanwhile, people continue to go to the center of Moscow. Stoleshnikov Lane now.
22:52There are quite a lot of people in the center of Moscow. pic.twitter.com/VpZbhEOgx7
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
Nevsky Prospekt was blocked in St. Petersburg. Arrests are underway. Some people are driven into courtyards. Some are put into police cars, our correspondent reports.
In St. Petersburg, police officers detain everyone. Musicians with instruments were detained near Gostiny Dvor. The detainees, who are taken away by police, say that they did not violate anything. On the other side of Nevsky Prospekt, people applaud in support of those being detained near Gostiny Dvor. Cars passing by turn on Viktor Tsoi’s “Changes” and honk their horns.
There are more people in the center of Moscow. And traffic police officers began to stop drivers who honked.
22:29More from the center. Video: The Insider pic.twitter.com/X8DIbkTDft
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
22:27The very center is blocked, but that’s how it is on Bolshaya Nikitskaya now. The crowd chants "Freedom for political prisoners." Video: @kstati_p pic.twitter.com/k8zPC6FYyc
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
Head of the regional network of Navalny headquarters Leonid Volkov :
“Before Alexey flew to Moscow, we discussed and worked through possible scenarios a lot and deeply. Of course, we discussed the scenario of arrest at the airport and the subsequent replacement of a suspended sentence with a real one (although we could not imagine that Putin would implement this scenario in the most stupid and shameful way of all possible). I won’t say that I directly have an envelope that I should now print out and follow the steps written in Alexey’s hand - this is not so - but, of course, the headquarters Navalny and FBK understand what we must do now.
Our movement is not going anywhere; Navalny and FBK headquarters continue their work; working on the side of truth, justice and common sense is easy and joyful. We remain within the framework of peaceful nonviolent protest because we are not going to squander our moral superiority. We are going to talk a lot about what happened in Russia and with Russia in these two weeks, because this simple truth opens people's eyes - both in our country and abroad.
We will increase pressure on Putin - both from within the country and from without - to achieve the release of Alexei Navalny and all political prisoners. New investigations will be released. New peaceful rallies and marches will be held. New electoral victories will be achieved. We will take away from Putin's wallets and oligarch friends their assets around the world (and freeze them until we return the stolen goods to the Beautiful Russia of the Future). We will make sure that not a single world leader will talk to Putin about anything other than the release of Alexei Navalny."
22:23US White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki makes a statement about Alexei Navalny: “We repeat our call on the Russian government to immediately, unconditionally release Navalny!”
22:19BREAKING: Jen Psaki gives statement on Alexei Navalny: We reiterate our call for the Russian government to immediately, unconditionally release Mr. Navalny. pic.twitter.com/AEg8ihfQ8K
— Forbes (@Forbes) February 2, 2021
In St. Petersburg, arrests continue on Nevsky Prospekt - police officers act in teams of 5 people. Dozens of people were detained who did nothing; they were simply snatched from the crowd.
22:13Targeted arrests continue in the center of Moscow pic.twitter.com/uxkNKRYAc2
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
22:01How prettier Moscow has become. New Year's decorations, between which the police and riot police walk. pic.twitter.com/MG0wqvOuu7
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
Russian Foreign Ministry on Western calls to release Navalny: there is no need to interfere in the affairs of the sovereign.
Earlier, the United States, France and Great Britain demanded Navalny’s release “immediately and without any conditions.”
21:5821:56It's a sad catch-up in Moscow: riot police are pursuing protesters pic.twitter.com/UGc0yH3apz
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
Yulia Navalnaya did not comment on the verdict; Navalny’s lawyers will notify the Council of Europe that the ECHR decision in the Yves Rocher case was not implemented by the Russian authorities
Detained people in St. Petersburg near Gostiny Dvor are transferred to chartered buses, police warn about liability under Article 20.2.
Manezhnaya Square has been completely cleared of the press.
The Teatralnaya station is also closed at the request of the police, trains are running without stops, the Department of Transport reports.
Security forces near Matrosskaya Tishina are putting on protective equipment, and there are several police cars in front of the pre-trial detention center.
Some buses in St. Petersburg moved towards Vosstaniya Square.
Detentions began in St. Petersburg near Gostiny Dvor.
Detentions began on Manezhnaya Square.
21:25 Deptrans: At the request of the police, the entry and exit stations of Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Alexandrovsky Sad are closed until further notice.
Yulia Navalnaya, accompanied by Alexei Navalny's lawyers, left the Moscow City Court building. She did not talk to reporters after the judge’s decision to replace Navalny’s suspended sentence with a real prison sentence. Navalny has also already been taken away from the court.
21:17Alexei Navalny is taken from the courthouse to the pre-trial detention center pic.twitter.com/CBbZb9PnnE
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
21:16About 100 security officials were redeployed from Okhotny Ryad to the Library named after. Lenin. The Great Migration. pic.twitter.com/Q5q8ycfzoi
— The Insider (@the_ins_ru) February 2, 2021
The exit from the Okhotny Ryad metro station was closed. Journalists are also not allowed into the square.
The forces of the Russian Guard and riot police are gathering at Okhotny Ryad and Manezhnaya Square, our correspondent reports, there are already about seven hundred of them.
The exit from the Okhotny Ryad metro station is closed.
Photo: @avtozaklive
Pushkin Square in Moscow was surrounded by a fence and surrounded by soldiers of the Russian Guard, police and riot police.
The United States and Great Britain demand Navalny’s release “immediately and without any conditions.”
21:06Riot police and riot police are gathering
The reason for closing Red Square is prevention, a police officer explained to The Insider correspondent.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, squares and central streets are being blocked after Navalny’s team called on people to go to protests.
