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Russians lay flowers at Navalny’s grave, hail him as symbol of hope

Russians lay flowers at Navalny’s grave, hail him as symbol of hope

RUSSIANS queued to place flowers on the grave of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, with mourners hailing him as a symbol of hope and perseverance the day after he was laid to rest in Moscow. Navalny's mother Lyudmila was among the mourners, visiting her son's grave for the second day, accompanied by the mother of Alexei's widow Yulia. Both women, dressed in black, stood quietly at the grave, before leaving. Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic inside Russia, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony on February 16. Supporters said he had been murdered.…
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Navalny ally urges Russians to join election day protest in his memory, drawing Kremlin ire

Navalny ally urges Russians to join election day protest in his memory, drawing Kremlin ire

A close ally of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Russians on Tuesday to turn out in big numbers for an election day protest against President Vladimir Putin next month that Navalny had called for shortly before he died. The Kremlin warned there would be legal consequences for anyone who heeded what it called a provocative call from people it has labelled as dangerous U.S.-backed extremists. In a post on social media on February 1, Navalny had urged Russians to register their protest by all turning out to vote at the same time, at noon on March 17. Navalny died…
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Navalny’s mother tells Putin: Hand over my son’s body

Navalny’s mother tells Putin: Hand over my son’s body

Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demanded that President Vladimir Putin hand over her son's body so she could bury him. Navalny, 47, fell unconscious and died suddenly on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" penal colony above the Arctic Circle where he was serving a three-decade sentence, the prison service said. Speaking in a video filmed in front of the prison as small snowflakes swirled in the air, his mother - dressed in black - complained she did not even know where her son's corpse was and demanded Putin give the order…
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Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom

Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that she would press on with her husband's fight for a free Russia and called on supporters to battle President Vladimir Putin with greater fury than ever. Navalny's death robs Russia's disparate opposition of its most charismatic and courageous leader as Putin prepares for an election that will keep him in power until at least 2030. In a nine-minute video message laced with rage, Navalnaya, 47, said Putin had killed her husband and in doing so had robbed her of a husband and her two children of a father.…
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‘I love you,’ Navalny’s widow Yulia says beside a picture of them together

‘I love you,’ Navalny’s widow Yulia says beside a picture of them together

"I love you," the widow of Alexei Navalny said in a post on social media beside a picture of them together, two days after President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic foe died in a Russian jail. Yulia Navalnaya's post on Instagram, the first since her husband died, showed a picture of the two together, their heads touching as they watched a performance. It brought a personal note to the loss she expressed more formally on a public stage just hours after her husband's death was announced by the Russian prison service. Navalny, 47, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk…
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Russian emigres gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin

Russian emigres gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin

HUNDREDS of protesters, many of them Russian emigres, gathered in cities across Europe and beyond to express their outrage over the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Often gathering outside Russian embassies, they chanted slogans critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom they blamed for the activist's death, holding up signs calling him a "killer" and demanding accountability. Putin's most formidable domestic opponent, Navalny fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence, prison authorities said. In Berlin, a crowd of 500 to 600 people, according to police estimates,…
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Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in jail, West holds Russia responsible

Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in jail, West holds Russia responsible

 Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable domestic opponent, fell unconscious and died after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence, authorities said. The death of Navalny, a 47-year-old former lawyer, robs the disparate Russian opposition of its most courageous leader as Putin prepares for an election which will keep the former KGB spy in power until at least 2030. There are now no opposition leaders of such prominence left in Russia. For some young urban Russians, Navalny offered hope of an alternative future to Putin, who has served as Russia's…
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Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison

Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison

JAILED Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above the Arctic Circle and said he was in excellent spirits despite a tiring 20-day journey to get there. Navalny posted an update on X via his lawyers after his allies lost touch with him for more than two weeks while he was in transit with no information about where he was being taken, prompting expressions of concern from Western politicians. His spokeswoman said on Monday that Navalny, 47, had been tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony north of the Arctic Circle located in…
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Nobel Peace Prize: Indigenous, women or green activists could win 2023 award

Nobel Peace Prize: Indigenous, women or green activists could win 2023 award

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexei Navalny are among favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but experts say campaigners for women, Indigenous peoples or the environment could well steal the stage. Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is also capable of a complete surprise in the October 6 announcement. Though bookmakers have Zelenskiy as a top candidate to join the illustrious list of laureates from Nelson Mandela to Martin Luther King, Nobel specialists believe that as a wartime leader, the Ukrainian president is unlikely to be named. The imprisoned Navalny's chances are lessened because Russian dissidents won last…
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