Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, 47, was a prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption campaigner who led large protests against the Kremlin. He died on February 16, 2024, while held at a penal colony in Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region of the Arctic. The Federal Penitentiary Service said he felt unwell after a walk, collapsed and lost consciousness, and that the cause of death was still being established. His spokesperson Kira Yarmysh and his Anti-Corruption Foundation said he was murdered and that authorities were withholding his body, which officials said would not be released until investigations were complete. His wife Yulia Navalnaya and his mother Lyudmila Navalnaya were named in reports of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The Federal Penitentiary Service says he felt sick after a walk, collapsed and could not be revived, with the cause still being established, while his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh and the Anti-Corruption Foundation say he was murdered.
Reported by: Federal Penitentiary Service (the agency that held him); Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's spokesperson (family or their lawyers); Anti-Corruption Foundation (advocates).