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Support The Moscow Times!×Updated:Here’s a look at the events as they happened:10:28 p.m.:10:20 p.m.:&nbsp;9:55 p.m.:&nbsp;Many organizations have started to publish estimates of attendance. Navalny’s team have claimed 60,000 people attended the protest in Moscow, while Open Media 25,000 were on Moscow’s central Tverskaya street alone. Russia’s Interior Ministry earlier estimated turnout at 6,000 in Moscow and 4,500 in St. Petersburg, while the Ekho Moskvy radio station said there were 10,000-15,000 in Moscow and 7,000-9,000 in St. Petersburg. “It is impossible to count accurately, people were stretched out in columns, moved and intertwined,” said Ekho Moskvy editor Alexei Venediktov.9:35 p.m.:&nbsp;Protesters in Moscow have started to disperse, although hundreds remain on the streets, chanting protest slogans in support of Navalny and against Putin. Police have started to close some streets in the city center.Протестующие у Центрального рынка зажгли фонарики перед цепью силовиков.Видео: «Медиазона» — Медиазона (@mediazzzona)9:20 p.m.:&nbsp;Crowds stretching all the way towards Lubyanka. I’m surprised myself at the high turnout. High, tens of thousands perhaps in Moscow alone. All risking serious consequences. — Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll)OVD-Info reports that 413 people have been detained nationwide so far.Scores of pro protesters marching through central Moscow — Frederik Pleitgen (@fpleitgenCNN)Митингующие на Тверской зажгли фонарики, цепь огоньков растянулась вдоль улицы, насколько видит глаз — и выглядит это впечатляюще. Полиция меж тем вещает про несанкционированный митинг, но машины заглушают всё сигналамиФото и видео: — Открытые медиа (@OpenMedia_io)7:09 p.m.:&nbsp;A small crowd has gathered at Moscow's Lenin Library near the Kremlin,&nbsp;according to Navalny's Moscow office.Moscow's Tverskaya Street, the main roadway leading to the Kremlin, has been by police, video on social media shows.A group of UN rights experts expressed alarm at Navalny's deteriorating health and called for his urgent medical evacuation from Russia. "We believe Mr. Navalny's life is in serious danger," said the four independent experts, who do not speak on behalf of the UN, calling on Russian authorities to ensure he "has access to his own doctors and to allow him to be evacuated for urgent medical treatment abroad."6:12 p.m.: Video posted to social media shows a heavy riot police presence in St. Petersburg's Palace Square.6:05 p.m.:&nbsp;Police in Russia's fourth-largest city of Yekaterinburg have estimated the protest size at 5,000 people while Navalny's local office estimated the crowd size at 13,000-14,000, local media .5:30 p.m.:&nbsp;Authorities have opened a case against Lyubov Sobol, a close Navalny ally and lawyer for his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), for repeat violations of protest rules, ,&nbsp;citing lawyer Vladimir Voronin.&nbsp;She faces up to 30 days of administrative arrest or a fine of up to 300,000 rubles ($3,900).1:16 p.m.: At least five Navalny supporters have been&nbsp;&nbsp;in the Siberian city of Irkutsk 5,000 kilometers east of Moscow, according to the Mediazona news website. The outlet also reported raids in Navalny offices in Yekaterinburg and Samara, as well as the detention of staff&nbsp;and volunteers in Khabarovsk and Ufa.12:04 p.m.:&nbsp;At least eight protesters were detained in the Far East port city of Magadan,&nbsp; according to the&nbsp;&nbsp;news website. Footage from other Far East cities including Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky showed heavy police presence and low turnout among Navalny’s supporters.В Магадане на акции протеста задержали минимум 8 человек, по оценкам издания «Весьма»Видео: «Весьма» — Новая Газета (@novaya_gazeta)11:27 a.m.:&nbsp;The independent monitor OVD-Info said that police had conducted searches and detained activists in at least 20 cities across Russia, with Navalny's team planning protests in more than 100 cities.&nbsp;11:00 a.m.:&nbsp;In the center of Moscow, police have blocked off streets near Red Square, Alexandrovsky Garden and Manezhnaya Square where the protest is scheduled for 19:00, Dozhd TV channel .10:55 a.m.:&nbsp;,10:50 a.m.:AFP contributed reporting.Read more about:

Support The Moscow Times!×Updated:Here’s a look at the events as they happened:10:28 p.m.:10:20 p.m.:&nbsp;9:55 p.m.:&nbsp;Many organizations have started to publish estimates of attendance. Navalny’s team have claimed 60,000 people attended the protest in Moscow, while Open Media 25,000 were on Moscow’s central Tverskaya street alone. Russia’s Interior Ministry earlier estimated turnout at 6,000 in Moscow and 4,500 in St. Petersburg, while the Ekho Moskvy radio station said there were 10,000-15,000 in Moscow and 7,000-9,000 in St. Petersburg. “It is impossible to count accurately, people...

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