“It had to happen’: Putin dictated Navalny’s prison camp ordeal, according to Moscow insiders. More than 100 people were estimated to have been arrested at commemorative events in several Russian cities on Saturday afternoon.
In St. Petersburg, Russia, some people remembered Alexei Navalny and took action against those who mourned his death. The police led away mourners being led away by police in both the capital and the hometown of St Petersburg. Photos showed mourners laying flowers at a memorial for victims of political repression.