MOSCOW (AP) — Supporters of Russia’s most prominent opposition leader on Tuesday revived their campaign to stage a protest near the Kremlin, despite government attempts to hamper their efforts by Internet censorship.
Last week, prosecutors asked a court to sentence Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s chief foe, to 10 years in prison for allegedly defrauding a cosmetics company, charges he dismissed as ludicrous.
Navalny’s supporters set up a group on Facebook to organize a protest on Jan. 15, the day when the court is to deliver its verdict. But the Russian communications oversight agency, Roskomnadzor, said it had requested that Facebook block …read more
Source: KXAN
