‘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.
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