Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on February 16, 2024. His death was officially attributed to natural causes, in an Arctic penal colony. Supporters of the late leading Russian opposition leader are commemorating the one-year anniversary of his death by visiting his grave in Moscow. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hiding the truth about Navalny’s death in light of his first death anniversary. The European Union also shared a statement on the death anniversary of Alexei navalny. The EU gave a call to Russia \”end its brutal repression of civil society, media, and opposition members, and to comply with international law\” in the statement by the EU, which was also shared by Al Jazeera. He was serving a 19-year sentence after being found guilty of causing an extremist community, financing extremist activists and various other crimes, according to CNN report. He had denied the allegations and called it politically motivated. He died weeks before Russia’s presidential elections, CNN reported.
