Russian Education Ministry advises parents to protect children against jailed opposition figure Navalny’s calls for mass protest

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Young people attracted by calls for civil unrest from opposition activists could be putting themselves in harm’s way, say Russian officials, telling parents to get their kids to watch a movie instead.

The Ministry of Education in Moscow posted the stark warning to its page on the VKontakte social network on Thursday. Responsible for the protection of young people, the authorities noted that “in the last few days, calls for children to go on so-called ‘marches’ [on Saturday] have begun to appear in droves in various forums.”

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