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Protesters stand opposite the Russian Embassy in London, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in reaction to the news that jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia’s Putin, has died, Russian authorities say

By David R. Sands and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this photo taken from a footage provided by the Babuskinsky District Court on Feb. 16, 2021, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center smiles as he talks with his lawyers Olga Mikhailova, left, and Vadim Kobzev during a hearing on his charges for defamation in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Mikhailova, a lawyer for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that the authorities charged her with participating in an extremist group in absentia. (Babuskinsky District Court Press Service via AP, File)

Another lawyer for Kremlin foe Navalny faces extremism charges. She had left Russia

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Kremlin foe Navalny says he’s been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Alexei Navalny's team, Ksenia Fadeyeva, right, poses for a photo with Alexei Navalny in Tomsk, Russia on Aug. 2020. An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced on Friday Dec. 29, 2023 to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Fadeyeva, a former regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny's organization in the Siberian city of Tomsk, was convicted on charges of organizing an extremist group. (Alexei Navalny's team via AP)

An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to a crowd during a political protest in Moscow, Russia on July 20, 2019. Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Navalny, 47, is serving a 19-year prison term on extremism charges. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

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Demonstrators gather outside the home of Russian ambassador Sergei Netshaev in Berlin, Saturday Dec. 16, 2023, demanding the freedom for all political prisoners in Russia, including Alexei Navalny. Allies of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say they are searching for him for a 13th day after he failed to appear in court. Navalny’s spokesperson wrote on social media that Navalny had multiple hearings scheduled Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP) **FILE**

Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s disappearance worries White House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Demonstrators gather outside the home of Russian ambassador Sergei Netshaev in Berlin, Saturday Dec. 16, 2023, demanding the freedom for all political prisoners in Russia, including Alexei Navalny. Allies of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say they are searching for him for a 13th day after he failed to appear in court. Navalny’s spokesperson wrote on social media that Navalny had multiple hearings scheduled Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP) **FILE**

U.N. expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system

By Emma Burrows - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2022. Allies of Navalny are sounding the alarm and saying that neither they nor his lawyers have heard from him in six days. Navalny is serving a 19-year prison term on the charges of extremism. He was due to appear in court Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, via video link but didn’t. (AP Photo, File)

Allies of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny sound the alarm, say they haven’t heard from him in 6 days

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers from inside a glass cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, Navalny said he had been charged under article 214 of Russia’s penal code, which covers crimes of vandalism (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

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FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers from inside a glass cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Navalny's associate Ksenia Fadeyeva was jailed on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, by a court in the Siberian city of Tomsk pending her trial, according to an associate. The move is part of an unrelenting crackdown by the Kremlin on Russian political activists, independent journalists and rights workers. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers from behind a glass cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Russian authorities detain lawyers for Alexei Navalny as pressure mounts on political prisoners. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny refuses to leave his cell and skips a court hearing as a protest

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. A court in Russia has upheld a 19-year prison sentence against imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He was found guilty of charges of extremism at a hearing in August. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian authorities detain 3 lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after raids

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, and his associate Daniel Kholodny are seen at a TV screen as they appear in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a hearing in the colony, in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, about 260 kilometers (163 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Navalny on Friday was convicted on extremism charges and sentenced to 19 years in prisons, in the harshest ruling against the imprisoned Kremlin critic to date. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

U.S. sanctions Russian operatives accused in the poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers from behind a glass cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Navalny due to hear the verdict Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in his latest trial on extremism charges. The prosecution has demanded a 20-year prison sentence, and the politician himself said he expects a lengthy prison term. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia to announce a verdict in Navalny case; the Kremlin critic expects a lengthy prison term

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 29, 2020. Navalny is due to hear the verdict Friday Aug. 4, 2023 in his latest trial on extremism charges. The prosecution has demanded a 20-year prison sentence, and the politician himself said he expects a lengthy prison term. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service from the colony in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, during a hearing at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2023. The prosecution has asked the court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday July 20, 2023. According to Zhdanov, the trial against Navalny, which went on behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence, is scheduled to conclude with a verdict on Aug. 4. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists in a plane before a flight to Moscow in the Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Over the past 12 months, scores of activists, independent journalists and rights advocates have been targeted with raids, detained and designated as terrorists and foreign agents. In a span of a decade, Navalny has gone from the Kremlin's biggest foe to Russia's most prominent political prisoner. Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at least nine years, he faces a new trial that could keep him behind for another two decades. AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny

By Joanna Kozlowska and Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

A view of a TV Screen showing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 2nd left, between his lawyers in a courtroom, via video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a preliminary hearing, in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, about 260 kilometers (163 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 19, 2023. A Russian court has opened a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him behind bars for decades. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian opposition leader Navalny urges anti-Kremlin campaign as his new trial begins

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