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 broke out.
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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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He was known for his fierce rhetoric at public protests and in court and his team's elaborate video investigations into state graft. (AFP)
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Demonstrators hold poster during a gathering in homage to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the Trocadero square on Thursday in Paris.(AP)
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A photo of Alexei Navalny and a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "Putin killed Navalny" are taped to a gate outside the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.(AP)
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