Russian Police Reportedly Detain Hundreds Outside Navalny Court Hearing

Russian security forces arrested more than 200 people outside a Moscow court on February 2, according to OVD-Info, while a hearing with opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was taking place inside. The court heard arguments on whether to convert Navalny's suspended sentence to real prison time for a years-old conviction widely seen as politically motivated. People took to the streets across Russia on January 31 and January 23, demanding that Navalny be freed and protesting government-connected corruption.