Navalny's spokeswoman confirms his death and demands body returned to family

Navalny spokesperson says Russia opposition leader ‘murdered’ and demands body be returned to family

Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on Saturday that the Russian opposition leader was “murdered” and demanded that Navalny’s body be “handed over to his family immediately.” His death was formally announced by Russia’s state prison service on Friday, which said that he had lost consciousness and could not be resuscitated. Navalny was a prominent opposition leader in Russia and was serving a sentence at a penal colony located North o…

More than 12,000 people backed a petition on Sunday afternoon calling on the Russian authorities to release the body of deceased opposition figure Alexei Navalny to the bereaved. This was announced by the Russian platform for the protection of human rights OVD, which kicked off the event on Saturday.

Russian police arresting mourners, removing Navalny memorials - National Zero

Hundreds of people have been arrested around Russia during demonstrations protesting the murder of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a Siberian prison, with police removing memorials nearly as soon as they are put up, CBS News reports. The New York Times reports more than 400 people were arrested for acts as simple as laying flowers at various towns around the prison.  In Moscow, a group with a police escort removed an impromptu memorial outsi…

Navalny's death leaves despair and apathy in Moscow

The hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow on Friday to honor the memory of Alexei Navalny were taken away overnight in black bags.

Navalny: Family refused access to body as hundreds detained in Russia

More than 340 people have been detained in 30 cities across Russia after gathering to mourn the sudden death of Alexei Navalny.

MOSCÚ.- Los tributos florales dedicados a Alexei Navalny, enemigo acérrimo del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin y fallecido ayer en una colonia penal del país, fueron retirados el viernes durante la noche por grupos de personas no identificadas bajo la vigilancia de la policía, según videos publicados en las redes sociales rusas. En ese clima entre los homenajes y la represión se viva en Rusia el día después de la muerte del líder opositor, con má…