Navalny, 47, died while in a jail about 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to 19 years under a “special regime”.
In Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities across Russia, thousands of people braved strict anti-protest laws and laid flowers at makeshift memorials. More than 100 people were arrested, according to OVD-Info, a Russian rights group that monitors political repression in the country.
The death sparked a wave of condemnation from world leaders, with US President Joe Biden claiming that the Russian president was responsible for the passing of his rival.
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