One Year After Alexei Navalny's Death, Russians Mourn Amidst Repression

Hundreds defy warnings to honor the deceased Kremlin critic, while calls for justice and protests echo internationally.

Hundreds of Russians visited Alexei Navalny's grave in Moscow on the first anniversary of his death, despite warnings and surveillance from authorities.
Navalny's widow, Julia Navalnaya, urged Russians in exile to protest and continue the fight for a free and democratic Russia.
International leaders, including Germany's Olaf Scholz and France's government, condemned Russia's repression and called for the release of political prisoners.
Navalny, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, died under suspicious circumstances in a Siberian penal colony while serving a 19-year sentence.
Global memorials and protests were held to honor Navalny, with his supporters vowing to carry on his vision of a reformed Russia.