(Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, AFP/Getty Images)MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is making a court appearance Monday, a day after being detained at a major opposition rally the previous day.
USA TODAYThis file photo taken on Feb. 27, 2016 shows Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny attending a memorial march marking the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow.
The protests were led by Navalny, a charismatic opposition leader who has recently announced his bid for presidency.
On Monday, the European Union has called on Russian authorities to release the demonstrators.
READ MORE:Navalny, arguably Russia?s most popular opposition leader, has been twice convicted on fraud and embezzlement charges that he has dismissed as politically motivated.
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