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Police detain Mr Navalny at a rally in Lubyanka Square in Moscow, in 2012. AP
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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Russia's federal penitentiary service has announced. Reuters
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Mr Navalny listens to a verdict against him, at IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo, east of Moscow, in August 2023. AFP
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Mr Navalny on video link from prison, during court hearings in June 2023. AFP
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A 2021 mural of Mr Navalny in Saint Petersburg is painted over. AFP
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Mr Navalny makes a heart shape towards his wife, Yulia, from inside a glass box in a Moscow court, after being sentenced in 2021. AFP
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Protesters march in support of Mr Navalny in downtown Moscow, in 2021. AFP
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Mr Navalny addresses a crowd at a protest in Moscow, in 2019. AP
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Mr Navalny with his wife Yulia, daughter Daria and son Zakhar, in Moscow in 2019. AP
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Mr Navalny shakes hands with his daughter Daria before casting his ballot in 2019 elections in Moscow. Reuters
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Mr Navalny addresses supporters at a rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in 2018. AFP
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Mr Navalny prepares for an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Mr Navalny handcuffed in court in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Police detain Mr Navalny at an anti-corruption rally in Moscow, in 2017. AFP
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Mr Navalny heads to attend a meeting at Russia's Central Election Commission in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Mr Navalny with his wife Yulia after a rally in Moscow, in 2013. AP
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Police detain Mr Navalny at a rally in Lubyanka Square in Moscow, in 2012. AP
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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Russia's federal penitentiary service has announced. Reuters
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Mr Navalny listens to a verdict against him, at IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo, east of Moscow, in August 2023. AFP
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Mr Navalny on video link from prison, during court hearings in June 2023. AFP
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A 2021 mural of Mr Navalny in Saint Petersburg is painted over. AFP
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Mr Navalny makes a heart shape towards his wife, Yulia, from inside a glass box in a Moscow court, after being sentenced in 2021. AFP
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Protesters march in support of Mr Navalny in downtown Moscow, in 2021. AFP
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Mr Navalny addresses a crowd at a protest in Moscow, in 2019. AP
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Mr Navalny with his wife Yulia, daughter Daria and son Zakhar, in Moscow in 2019. AP
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Mr Navalny shakes hands with his daughter Daria before casting his ballot in 2019 elections in Moscow. Reuters
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Mr Navalny addresses supporters at a rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in 2018. AFP
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Mr Navalny prepares for an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Mr Navalny handcuffed in court in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Police detain Mr Navalny at an anti-corruption rally in Moscow, in 2017. AFP
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Mr Navalny heads to attend a meeting at Russia's Central Election Commission in Moscow, in 2017. AP
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Mr Navalny with his wife Yulia after a rally in Moscow, in 2013. AP
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Police detain Mr Navalny at a rally in Lubyanka Square in Moscow, in 2012. AP
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