Prisoned Russian opponent Alexiei Navalny says he has decided to end the hunger strike announced on March 31 to ask for adequate treatment for severe back and leg pain. This was reported by the online newspaper Meduza citing the dissident's Instagram profile.
At least 1,921 people were arrested in Russia during Wednesday's protests in support of the Russian opponent in prison, Alexey Navalny: the NGO Ovd-Info reports this on its website. According to the organization, 827 detentions occurred in St. Petersburg, 170 in Ufa, 73 in Kazan, 58 in Barnaul, 57 in Voronezh and 53 in Sochi. There are 31 people arrested in Moscow. In total, there are stops in 101 cities.