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In 2012, Russia still had a future, and Alexei Navalny symbolized it. While many post-Soviet politicians are bland and corrupt, Navalny was charismatic and campaigned against corruption. On a reporting trip in Moscow, I requested an interview with him, but his spokesperson declined, saying he was busy coordinating a rally with other opposition figures. I reported on that rally wearing a big blue city-issued press vest to avoid getting detained, and I watched as Navalny was immediately taken away

Multiple people have been detained in Russia as the police moved to disrupt events across the country honoring opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier on Feb. 16.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death on Feb. 16 did not come as a surprise for those familiar with Russian politics. Navalny was Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's main opponent, and the Kremlin had used all the tools at its disposal to shut him up. In 2020, investigative journalists published evidence that Russia's Federal Security Service was behind an assassination attempt on Navalny.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who campaigned against what he described as rampant corruption within Russia, has died in prison.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly died Friday, leading to an outpouring of grief worldwide. Navalny emerged as one of the most vocal critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was a popular figure known for standing up to the Kremlin and corruption in Russia. From a small-time politician and blogger to a major opposition…

The Russian opposition leader built a national movement based on exposing the rampant corruption and gangsterism of Putin’s system.

The president said that the US has "a whole number of options" to respond if the death is confirmed.

The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.

In a sign of Navalny's ability to inspire the public, in 2017 his followers chanted words in Putin's hometown that are among the most dangerous to utter in their country: "Russia without Putin."

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, dies under murky circumstances in an Arctic prison camp.