01:01Several activists were detained at an unauthorised rally in support of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Saturday, a day after the authorities reported the opposition leader's death.
Footage also shows a number of people laying flowers at the monument to the victims of Soviet repression, Wall of Grief.
Alexei Navalny's death was reported by Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service on Friday. He was 47. The cause of death had not been released at the time of publication.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The politician was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
Navalny claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023, he received another 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.
Police detain Navalny supporters at unauthorised rally in Moscow following death of opposition leader
Several activists were detained at an unauthorised rally in support of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Saturday, a day after the authorities reported the opposition leader's death.
Footage also shows a number of people laying flowers at the monument to the victims of Soviet repression, Wall of Grief.
Alexei Navalny's death was reported by Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service on Friday. He was 47. The cause of death had not been released at the time of publication.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The politician was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
Navalny claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023, he received another 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.
Several activists were detained at an unauthorised rally in support of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Saturday, a day after the authorities reported the opposition leader's death.
Footage also shows a number of people laying flowers at the monument to the victims of Soviet repression, Wall of Grief.
Alexei Navalny's death was reported by Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service on Friday. He was 47. The cause of death had not been released at the time of publication.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The politician was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
Navalny claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023, he received another 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.