He was arguably the last real political opponent of Vladimir Putin.
Russian Alexei Navalny died this Friday in the penal colony located in a remote region of the Arctic, where he had recently been transferred.
The Russian opposition leader was serving a 19-year sentence for “extremism”.
In response, several rallies were held on Friday in Russia - including in the capital Moscow and Saint Petersburg - in memory of Alexeï Navalny and despite the ban on demonstrations.
Flowers were laid at a monument dedicated to victims of Soviet political repression in Moscow.
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