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Added on the 01/03/2024 12:03:24 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
Mourners throw flowers on the hearse carrying the coffin of Alexei Navalny as it leaves the Moscow church where the late Russian opposition leader's funeral took place en route to the cemetery. Thousands have gathered to pay their respects to President Vladimir Putin's top critic, chanting his name as they brave the prospect of arrest. IMAGES
Thousands of mourners stand outside a church in Moscow as the funeral of late opposition leader Alexei Nalavny's is being held. IMAGES
Dozens of people lay flowers at a monument in Moscow to the victims of the Soviet labour camps in a silent tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in prison. Dozens of police officers patrol the square around the monument following reports of dozens of arrests at similar tributes across Russia. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses his legal appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemned as politically motivated. His sentencing comes as Moscow pushes on with its military offensive in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics. IMAGES