In Photos: Navalny Supporters Pay Tribute on Anniversary of Kremlin Critic's Death
Supporters and allies of Alexei Navalny paid tribute to him with church services and makeshift memorials around the world on the first anniversary of his death.
Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, died in an Arctic prison colony on Feb. 16, 2024, under unclear circumstances. His allies say he was killed on the Kremlin's orders.
On Sunday, Navalny's supporters laid flowers, signs and other items at memorials in cities across Europe as well as across Russia. Thousands of people were estimated to have visited his gravesite in Moscow to pay their respects.
Here is a look at photos from Sunday's events:
Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, died in an Arctic prison colony on Feb. 16, 2024, under unclear circumstances. His allies say he was killed on the Kremlin's orders.
On Sunday, Navalny's supporters laid flowers, signs and other items at memorials in cities across Europe as well as across Russia. Thousands of people were estimated to have visited his gravesite in Moscow to pay their respects.
Here is a look at photos from Sunday's events:
Navalny's parents Anatoly (R) and Lyudmila (2nd R) pay tribute to their son at his grave at Moscow's Borisovskoye cemetery.
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People stand in line to lay flowers and other objects at his grave.
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A local cat that Navalny supporters named Futurama — after one of his favorite TV shows — warms up in the arms of one of his supporters at Borisovskoye cemetery.
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A memorial service for Navalny's closest associates was held at a church in Berlin.
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A banner reading "Russia without Putin" is seen on the ground as a mourner lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Navalny in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
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People gather with photographs of Navalny outside the Russian Embassy in London. The woman in the center holds a sign with the Navalny quote "I'm not afraid, so don't you be afraid."
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A memorial rally for Navalny in Paris.
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A mourner lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Navalny in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague.
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Navalny's bench in Central Park in New York City.
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Flowers were laid in memory of Navalny at the memorial to victims of political repression in the Russian city of Perm.
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A rubber duck — which became a symbol of the nationwide protests against Russian officials' corruption that Navalny galvanized in 2017 — was placed at the memorial to Navalny in Perm.
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A memorial to Navalny in Kazan, republic of Tatarstan.
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Navalny's grave at the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow.
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