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Officials from the Yamalo Nenets district stated that the political dissident felt "unwell" after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness

Russia's prison service has announced the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The staunch critic of Vladimir Putin fought a long campaign to drive the Russian president from the Kremlin.

Russia's prison service has announced the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The staunch critic of Vladimir Putin fought a long campaign to drive the Russian president from the Kremlin.

Alexey Navalny, the Russian lawyer and anti-corruption activist who became the most potent voice in opposition to President Vladimir Putin, a calling that landed him in a maximum-security prison camp, has died, Interfax news service reported. He was 47. Navalny fell sick during a walk and medical staff were unable…

Alexey Navalny, who has died aged 47, according to the Russian prison service, had long been a thorn in the side of President Vladimir Putin, exposing corruption in high places, campaigning against the ruling United Russia party, and orchestrating some of the biggest anti-government protests seen in recent years.

The press service for the Moscow courts of common jurisdiction said on February 15 that an arrest warrant was issued for noted Russian actor Aleksei Panin, who currently resides in the United States, on a charge of justifying terrorism.

Here are 10 key dates in Navalny's campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny: an unyielding Putin critic noted for his courage and his devotion to nonviolent resistance and democracy. Through years of persecution and prison, his message to Russians has stayed the same: “I am not afraid, and you shouldn’t be either.”

Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has died while in prison, according to a statement from the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets region, triggering outrage and condemnation from world leaders.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison on Friday, according to the country’s prison agency. Here's what's known about his death.