Demonstrations took place in the Russian capital, Moscow, and a number of Russian cities today, which the police said were unlicensed.

At the invitation of the opposition Alexei Navalny, who is currently in prison.

The protesters were transferred to several locations in the center of the capital, including the prison area where Navalny was arrested for violating a suspended sentence for embezzlement - according to the Russian authorities.

  Police arrested a number of protesters, among them Navalny's wife, Julia Navalnaya.