Moscou. Memorial aux victimes des répressions politiques. L’Ambassadeur de France se recueille @infofrance2 #Navalny pic.twitter.com/7FpG1S4uoE
— ETIENNE LEENHARDT (@LEENHARDT) February 19, 2024
02/19/24 – 4:13 p.m. – The Russian ambassador summoned in Germany
This Monday, the German Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to Germany, according to a government spokeswoman. "We expressly call "to the release of all political prisoners in Russia, particularly since Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine" she indicated. as part of a press conference.
02/19/24 – 4:01 p.m. – The legendary group U2 pays homage à Alexeï Navalny
The singer of the group U2, Bono, paid tribute à Alexeï Navalny during his concert in the Sphere in Las Vegas, Saturday February 17. "For these people, freedomé is the most important word in the world. So important that Ukrainians fight and die for it. So important that Alexeï Navalny chose to abandon his" indicated&eac; the star
02/19/24 – 2:10 p.m. – "I will continue the work of Alexeï " proclaims Yulia Navalnaïa
Still on X (formerly Twitter), Navalny's widow indicated; wish to continue the work of her husband: "I will continue for our country with you. And I call on you all à stand close to me (…) It's not a shame to be frightened, it's a shame to do nothing, it's a shame to let yourself be frightened& ;quot; she saidé this Monday.
02/19/24 – 2:00 p.m. – "Putin killedé my husband"
This Monday late in the morning, the widow of Alexeï Navalny published a video on X in which she accuses Vladimir Putin of having "killed" her husband. "Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed" my husband, Alexeï Navalny. Putin killedé the father of my children" regrets Loulia Navalnaïa.
Я буду продолжать дело Алексея Навального. Продолжать бороться за нашу с вами страну. И я призываю вас встать рядом со мной. pic.twitter.com/aBOIvcYHHk
— Yulia Navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) February 19, 2024
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He was the Kremlin's number 1 enemy. The Russian opponent à Vladimir Putin, Alexeï Navalny, died in prison this Friday February 16, 2024. The death of the man who was the main opponent of the President of Russia has été confirmed by the Russian Prison Administration (FSIN). According to these services, the 47-year-old man held in a penitentiary center located in in the polar circle felt bad after a walk before passing away despite the intervention of medical services specifies the FSIN of the Arctic region of Iamal in a press release.
"All necessary resuscitation actions were carried out. practiced but did not give positive result. Emergency doctors have observed the death of the patient. The causes of death are being established, the press release also states. prison services who assure that the man had not reported the crime. of health problems. A procedural investigation was carried out into the matter. opened after the death of Alexeï Navalny, the committee said Russian investigation. Vladimir Putin wasé informed of the death of Alexeï Navalny, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov citedé by the Russian news agency TASS. On the other hand, the opponent's spokesperson indicated: not having had confirmation of the death. She assures on X that "the lawyer of'Alexeï Navalny is flying to Kharp. As soon as we have information, we will communicate it.
Russian regime held responsible for death of Alexei Navalny
Several heads of state reacted to this. the announcement of the death and some blame it on Russian power, or even on Vladimir Putin, the death of Alexeï Navalny. The Russian government “bears a heavy responsibility” in this death according to Norwegian diplomacy. The President of Latvia declared that'Alexeï Navalny has just been brutally murdered. by the Kremlin. In France, the first reaction is that of Stéphane Séjourn&eac;, Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to whoméamp; ;nbsp;the Russian opponent "paidé of his life his resistance to a system of oppression.
Alexei Navalny a payé de sa vie sa résistance à un système d’oppression.
Sa mort en colonie pénitentiaire nous rappelle la réalité du régime de Vladimir Poutine.
À sa famille, ses proches et au peuple russe, la France présente ses condoléances.
— Stéphane Séjourné (@steph_sejourne) February 16, 2024
The causes of the death of Alexeï Navalny are not yet known, but several reactions from supporters of the Russian opponent also accuse the Kremlin of having accelerated' ;nbsp;the death of the politician. Its supporters have been ensuring for several months that the Russian authorities were seeking to overthrow them. further isolate the political opponent the approach of the presidential election scheduled for March 2024. During his latest interventions on the networks social, Alexeï Navalny had called demonstrations across Russia during the presidential election, including going to polling stations across the country. noon: "I like the idea that those who vote against Putin go to the polls ' the same time, & noon. Noon against Putin,” he declared on X.
Difficult detention conditions
Alexeï Navalny was serving a 19-year prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony after being kidnapped. condemned for "extremism" in 2021. The man had been stopé in January 2021 during his return from Russia after convalescence in Germany for a poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin. Since then, he has alternated stays at home. isolation with strict detention conditions. He had been transferred from the penal colony of the Vladimir region, located in &agrav; 250 kilometers è east of Moscow, ' the one where he was in the Arctic at the end of December. The media had little news and ignored the state of health. of Vladimir Putin's main opponent. Relatives of the activist and politician, such as Olga Prokopieva, denounced the “very difficult detention conditions where there were many prisoners”. he cannot receive a letter, no family visit. "It's very complicated; for his lawyers to see him. In addition, the climatic conditions in this region are very harsh, and will deal an additional blow to her morale, she added as reported by franceinfo.