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Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom

by Daria LitvinovaVladimir Isachenkov
| January 28, 2021 9:48 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Alexei Navalny for his release from jail, while authorities detained several of his allies and warned social media companies about promoting more protests after tens of thousands rallied across the country last weekend demanding his freedom.

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