Navalny’s parents bury their son as thousands chant his name
Moscow, Russia Reuters Thousands of Russians chanted Alexei Navalny’s name and said they would not forgive the authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday. At a cemetery not far from where Navalny once lived, his mother Lyudmila and father Anatoly stooped over his open coffin to […]
Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday, wife fears possible arrests
Reuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral will be held in Moscow on Friday, his wife Yulia announced, but she said she was unsure if it would pass off peacefully and that plans for a civil memorial service had been blocked. Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s spokesperson, posted on X that a service for Navalny would be […]
Navalny’s “tortured” body handed over to his mother
Reuters The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison nine days ago, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman said, though it was unclear what will happen next to the body. Navalny’s family and supporters have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of […]
Russian activists abroad pin hopes on Yulia Navalnaya
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters Like many other young Russians, Anastasia Panchenko’s political awakening came courtesy of Alexei Navalny. Left reeling by his sudden death, she is looking now to his widow Yulia to take on the mantle of Russian opposition leader. Since Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony last Friday, Panchenko has been coming most […]
Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom
Moscow, Russia Reuters Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Monday 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 […]
“I love you”, Navalny’s widow Yulia says beside a picture of them together
Moscow, Russia Reuters “I love you,” the widow of Alexei Navalny said on Sunday 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 […]