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People hold posters that read: &quot;I am, We are Sergei Furgal, Sergei Furgal our Governor&quot;, during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, in Khabarovsk, 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Thousands of demonstrators have again gathered in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the region's governor a month ago. Sergei Furgal was arrested on suspicion of involvement in murders and taken to jail in Moscow. The estimated 3,000 demonstrators in Khabarovsk protested the charges and want him returned to the city for trial. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)

New protests held against arrest of popular Russian governor

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People hold various posters supporting Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal, during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, who was interrogated and ordered to be held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Many thousands marched across Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of the region's governor on murder charges, continuing a wave of protests that has lasted for two weeks. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)

Massive protest against governor’s arrest challenges Kremlin

By YULIA KHOROVENKOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

People hold posters reading &quot;Freedom for Sergei Furgal, I'm, we are Sergei Furgal, &quot;Give us Furgal back,&quot; &quot;Call Furgal home&quot; during an unsanctioned protest in support of Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, who was interrogated ordered held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Thousands of demonstrators in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk gather to protest against the arrest of the region's governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)

Mass protests rock Russian Far East city, challenge Kremlin

By YULIA KHOROVENKOVA and DARIA LITVINOVA - Associated Press

People hold posters that read: &quot;Freedom for Sergei Furgal&quot; and &quot;Putin to Resign!&quot;, during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, in Khabarovsk, 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 12, 2020. Sergei Furgal was arrested Thursday and flown to Moscow where he was interrogated and ordered held in jail for two months. Russia’s main criminal investigation body says he is suspected of involvement in several murders of businessmen in 2004 and 2005, before his political career began. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)

Thousands in Russia’s Far East protest governor’s jailing

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A governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China, Sergei Furgal is escorted from a court room in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 10, 2020. A provincial governor in Russia's far east has been arrested on charges of involvement in multiple murders and was flown to Moscow. The court ordered Frugal to be jailed for two months as the investigation continues. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian court jails governor facing murder charges

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

In this image distributed by Russian Investigative Committee, Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region is escorted by Russian Federal Security Service (FSB, Soviet KGB successor) and Russian Investigative Committee agents in Khabarovsk, Russia, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China, was arrested in Khabarovsk and was flown to Moscow and has been arrested on charges of involvement in multiple murders. (The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation via AP)

Regional governor in Russia arrested on murder charges

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press