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Thousands of people were detained across Russia during protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week.
The lead singer of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot - long-time critics of President Putin - has released a song in support of the protesters.
Nadya Tolokonnikova spoke to the BBC Russian Service's Petr Kozlov.


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