270K views · 1.2K reactions | WATCH: Protests in Moscow escalated over the weekend, including bouts of violence with police.  Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny are staging protests across Russia Sunday over plans to increase the nation's pension age, as Russians go to the polls for regional elections. https://www.voanews.com/a/demonstrators-protest-russian-pension-reform-plans/4563696.html?nocache=1 | Voice of America | Facebook

6.9K views · 77 reactions | Riot police broke up protests across Russia on Sunday in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, detaining more than 5,000 people who had braved the bitter cold and the threat of prosecution to demand he be set free. WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline | The Star | Facebook