In the wake of the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, over 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities, according to rights group OVD-Info. What Happened: The detentions occurred during gatherings and flower-laying events following the death of Navalny, Putin’s most significant adversary, reported Reuters. The detentions mark the most extensive wave of arrests at political events in Russia since September 2022, when over 1,300 individuals were arrested at demonstrations against a “partial mobilization” of reservists for Putin’s militar…
