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Following the death of Alexei Navalny, over 400 individuals have been rumoredly detained across 32 Russian cities, marking the largest wave of political arrests since 2022. Despite Kremlin-controlled media silence, citizens continued to honor Navalny with flowers. His death leaves Russia's opposition without its central figure as Putin prepares for a prolonged presidency.    #AlexeiNavalny #Navalny #Russia #ProtestsinRussia #AlexeiNavalnynews #RIPnavalny #VladimirPutin #Russia #Russiaprotests #Russianews #Worldnews #Mexiconews #Oneindia #Oneindia News                  ~ED.101~

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00:00 According to a media report by Reuters, since the death of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent

00:07 opponent of President Vladimir Putin, over 400 individuals have been allegedly detained

00:12 in 32 Russian cities, marking the largest wave of arrests since the political event

00:18 of September 2022.

00:19 Navalny, serving a lengthy sentence tied after falling unconscious at the Polar Wolf Arctic

00:26 Penal Colony.

00:27 Reportedly, OVD-Info, a rights group monitoring freedom of assembly in Russia, reported significant

00:32 number of detentions in cities like St. Petersburg and Moscow, where Navalny's supporter base

00:38 has been traditionally strong.

00:40 Despite this, the Russian state news agencies have largely remained silent on these events,

00:45 avoiding stories about citizens defying authorities to pay tribute to Navalny.

00:50 The death of Navalny has left Russia's disparate opposition without its central figure, as

00:55 Putin gears up for the March presidential election, widely expected to extend his rule

01:00 until at least 2030.

01:02 In St. Petersburg, mourners gathered by a monument to the victims of repression laying

01:07 flowers and candles while singing hymns and consoling each other.

01:11 Whereas, individual arrests were also reported in smaller cities, including Belgorod, recently

01:16 struck by Ukrainian missiles, and Vorkuta, an Arctic mining town once synonymous with

01:21 Stalin-era gulags.

01:23 Even in Luhansk, that is in the Ukraine but under Russian control, residents rumoredly

01:27 honored Navalny with a monument commemorating Stalin's victims, underscoring the symbolic

01:32 significance of Navalny's plight.

01:35 Despite attempts by authorities to remove the floral tributes, they continue to appear,

01:39 indicating widespread public sentiment mourning Navalny's death.

01:43 In Moscow, law enforcement personnel clashed with mourners near a site adorned with flowers

01:48 and messages supporting the deceased opposition leader.

01:51 Ovidinfo also noted the published detainee list might not encompass all arrests, suggesting

01:56 a broader crackdown than reported.

01:58 Although the report is yet to be confirmed by Russian authorities, the situation, as

02:03 reported, underscores the enduring tensions between state authority and civil liberties

02:08 in Russia as citizens grapple with the loss of a prominent figure in their struggle for

02:13 political change.

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