Alexei Navalny death: Moscow police arrest protester

Russian police detained a female protester holding a sign reading “Alexei Navalny died today“ in Moscow on Friday (February 16). Reuters was able to confirm the location from the colour and design of the memorial as well as the position of the other buildings seen in the video which matched Reuters of the same location. A OVD-Info spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that the women in the video has subsequently been released without charge. Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf“ Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence, authorities said. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #moscow #russia #alexeinavalny #protest