‘Putin, hell is waiting for you’ Protesters in Russia and around the globe gather to mourn Alexey Navalny
On February 16, people in Russia and around the world took to the streets following news from Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service that leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny had died in an Arctic prison earlier in the day. In Russia, numerous mourners expressed their anger and sorrow by bringing flowers to monuments honoring the victims of political repressions. In some cities, police were stationed around these memorials; in Ulyanovsk, people in plainclothes began removing flowers and taking pictures of protesters. In Novosibirsk, the authorities cordoned off a statue, citing a supposed bomb threat. In Moscow, at the Wall of Grief on Academician Sakharov Avenue, an activist was arrested after staging a one-person picket protest. Outside of Russia, people have begun bringing flowers and anti-Putin posters to Russian embassies. Meduza shares photos from the demonstrations.
Great Britain
A protester outside of the Russian Embassy in London. The sign reads: “Murderers.”
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Protesters outside of the Russian Embassy in London.
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A portrait of Navalny and some flowers outside of the Russian Embassy in London.
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Latvia
Protesters outside of the Russian Embassy in Riga. The sign reads: “Navalny has died, but hope is alive.”
Dasha Trofimova
Riga
Dasha Trofimova
Russian film director Vitaly Mansky at a protest in Riga
Dasha Trofimova
Riga
Dasha Trofimova
Riga
Dasha Trofimova
Riga. Sign reads: “It’s very simple: Don’t give up.”
Dasha Trofimova
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Estonia
A protest across from the Russian Embassy in Tallinn
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France
A protest across from the Russian Embassy in Paris
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Paris
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A protest in Paris
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Serbia
A protest outside of the Russian Embassy in Belgrade
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A protest outside of the Russian Embassy in Belgrade. The sign reads: “He didn’t die. He was killed.”
Darko Vojinovic / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Georgia
Protesters in front of the former Russian Embassy in Tbilisi.
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Tbilisi
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Germany
Max Sher
Max Sher
Protesters outside of the Russian Embassy in Berlin
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Russia
St. Petersburg
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Moscow
Protesters at the Solovetsky Stone on Moscow’s Lubyanka Square
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The Solovetsky Stone on Moscow’s Lubyanka Square
Dmitry Serebryakov / AP / Scanpix / LETA