Demonstrators hold a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny beside placards reading ‘Killers’ and ‘Russia without Putin’ during a rally in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw on February 16.//AFP
Berlin, Germany – Supporters of Alexei Navalny turned out across Europe and in the United States on Friday to pay tribute to the man widely acknowledged as Russia’s main opposition figure, even when he was behind bars.
Navalny’s death was announced earlier in the day by officials in the Arctic prison where he was serving a 19-year sentence.
From New York and Washington to cities in western Europe to capitals of former Soviet bloc states, mourners showed their respect for Navalny, a charismatic lawyer who rallied domestic opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
