Fear as police summon Russian blogger

Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger and a Russian opposition leader was summoned to appear at Moscow City police headquarters along with four of his associates on the 13 March 2012, raising fears that this could signal a crackdown on political dissent in the wake of protests that broke out in Moscow and other cities in Russia in December 2011.

ESO: Background information: Nationalist opponents face Putin’s ire http://www.europeansources.info/record/nationalist-opponents-face-putins-ire/

RIA Novosti, 10.3.12: Putin Opponents Rally ‘For Fair Elections’ http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120310/172077156.html

BBC News, 17.04.13: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes on trial http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22172224

Wikipedia: Alexey Navalny http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Navalny

Blog: The blog of Navalny in English http://navalny-en.livejournal.com/

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