about what has happened here. putin s russia imprisoned him, trumped up charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to a arctic penal colony, and now he s tragically died. and we should hold putin accountable for this. and no one should be in any doubt about the dreadful nature of putin s regime in russia after what has just happened. will there be consequences for russia will there be consequences for russia now? russia now? there should be consequences russia now? there should be consequences because - russia now? there should be consequences because there | russia now? there should be i consequences because there is russia now? there should be - consequences because there is no doubt in my mind that this was a brief freighter against corruption for democracy and look what putin s russia did to him. they trumped up charges presented in commode sent them off to a penal colony and he has died in that is because of the action that russia took. don t look at the resume out
for mr navalny s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality. the bbc s sarah rainsford has this report for us. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of political repression. there were shouts of shame as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, it sjust a joke. but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that it couldn t happen. like, never. for alexei navalny s wife, this news had long been feared. translation: if it is true, i want vladimir putin, - his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. alexei navalny knew his politics put him in
to bring flowers and pay respects to alexei navalny, the kremlin s most vocal critic who has died in prison. move along, you can t stay here, the policeman says. we have a right to be here, she shouts. we want to and we will stand here. someone adds, this street isn t yours, it belongs to everyone. but the riot police don t seem to think so. there are cries of disgrace, shame, as police start to clear the area. and then the arrests. across russia, hundreds of people have been detained at events commemorating the late opposition leader. these are the last known images of alexei navalny from two days ago. the russian authorities claim he died the next day after falling unconscious. today, mr navalny s mother arrived at the remote penal colony where he died, beyond the arctic circle. she was told her son s body had been taken to a local morgue, but. the body of alexei isn t there, so alexei s prison just lied to his lawyer and his mother that the body is there. we don t
as hysterical and unacceptable. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of public repression. political repression. there were shouts of shame as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, it sjust a joke. but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that it couldn t happen. like, never. for alexei navalny s wife, this news had long been feared. translation: if it is true, i want vladimir putin, his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. alexei navalny knew his politics put him in the fir