Navalny death anniversary: Scholz hails activist's 'courage'

Late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died "because helium fought for ideology and state successful Russia," said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz connected the archetypal day of the absorption leader's death.

Navalny died successful a Russian Arctic penal colony connected February 16 past year. His supporters judge his decease came pursuing nonstop orders from the Kremlin.

Russian authorities ne'er afloat explained however the charismatic dissident died. They lone said the decease happened portion helium was walking successful the situation yard.

What did Scholz accidental astir Navalny?

In a station connected societal media level X marking his anniversary, Scholz hailed the precocious Navalny's work, describing it arsenic "all the much brave" successful the look of Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown connected the opposition.

"Putin brutally combats state and its defenders," Scholz said.

Navalny, meanwhile, possessed courageousness which "made a quality and reaches acold beyond his death," the German person added.

The European Union said President Putin and the Russian authorities "bear eventual responsibility" for Navalny's death, successful a connection commemorating his anniversary.

"Alexei Navalny gave his beingness for a escaped and antiauthoritarian Russia. Today, his lawyers stay unjustly imprisoned, unneurotic with hundreds of governmental prisoners," the EU said successful a connection connected its website, calling for the contiguous and unconditional merchandise of Navalny's lawyers and each governmental prisoners.

Plans to people Navalny's decease anniversary

The precocious dissident's supporters are owed to people the day of his death. Some adjacent visited his sedate successful Moscow, which could punctual reprisals from Russian authorities.

On immoderate Russian pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, supporters person been warned against specified a move.

Many commemorations are besides scheduled extracurricular Russia. 

In Berlin, wherever Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya has been surviving successful exile, an lawsuit wherever she is owed to stock memories of her precocious hubby is planned. Many different Russian dissidents are present besides based successful the German capital.

Edited by: Alex Berry