2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests

2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests
2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests
	Demonstration in Khabarovsk on 8 August 2020
Date	11 July 2020 – 23 January 2021
Location	Russia Khabarovsk Krai; Vladivostok, Birobidzhan, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk and other smaller towns;
Caused by	Arrest of Sergei Furgal
Goals	Release of Sergei Furgal; Open trial of the governor in Khabarovsk;
Methods	Protests; Demonstrations; Picketing;
Resulted in	Protester demands not met; protests merged into 2021 Russian protests
Parties
Furgal's supporters ; ; Supported by:; Russian opposition;	Federal authorities;
Number
10,000–80,000 concurrent protesters in Khabarovsk; 1,000+ concurrent protesters in other cities;

Protests began on 11 July 2020 in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, in support of the popular then-Governor, Sergei Furgal, after his arrest that was seen by many as politically motivated. Similar protests in support of Furgal also took place in other mostly eastern cities, including Novosibirsk, Vladivostok and Omsk.