People protest following death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Thousands of people braved the winter temperatures in Russia to pay tribute to Navalny after the news of his death

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Published on Feb 23, 2024 04:27 PM IST 9 Photos
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Protesters hold flags with the Eiffel Tower in the background, during a demonstration organised by the association "Russie-Libertes" following the death in an arctic prison of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the Esplanade du Trocadero in Paris.(AFP)

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Alexei Navalny's mother accused Russian investigators on Thursday of planning to bury her son in secret without a funeral, after days of struggling - so far in vain - to persuade them to hand over his body. (AFP)

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Lyudmila Navalnaya made the allegation in a YouTube video published six days after Russia's best-known opposition politician died suddenly in the Arctic penal colony where he had been serving a long sentence. (AFP)

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Tributes are placed at the memorial site for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at Las Ramblas, in Barcelona, Spain.(REUTERS)

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Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. He was 47.  (AP)

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