Wife of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny fined for breaking Russian protest rules

Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Yulia arrives to attend a hearing at a court in Moscow (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

A Moscow court has ordered the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine of 20,000 roubles for violating protest regulations after she attended a demonstration in the Russian capital to demand his release.

Tens of thousands took to the streets in dozens of Russian cities on Sunday, chanting slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin and demanding that authorities free Mr Navalny, who was jailed last month and faces a prison term.