Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian prison and the findings he was poisoned

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25% left · 61% center · 14% right of 192 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 42 stories.

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1. February 2024

   Feb 16– 19Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body92 articles · 52 independent sources

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2. Feb 16– 19Trump avoids condemning Russia for Navalny’s death15 articles · 12 independent sources

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3. Feb 16VP Harris says reports of Alexei Navalny's death are another sign of Putin's brutality15 articles · 7 independent sources

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4. Feb 16Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, dies in prison. He was 47210 articles · 93 independent sources

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5. Feb 17Tributes to Alexei Navalny, Putin's greatest foe, removed from Russian cities as police look on12 articles · 8 independent sources

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6. Feb 17– 19Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe49 articles · 41 independent sources

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7. Feb 17– 22Alexei Navalny’s mother finally shown son’s body — but was ‘threatened’ to agree to ‘secret burial’28 articles · 23 independent sources

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8. Feb 18– 20Bono, U2 honor Alexey Navalny during Las Vegas concert7 articles · 7 independent sources

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9. Feb 19– 20Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death43 articles · 31 independent sources

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10. Feb 19– 21Trump compares own legal troubles with Navalny persecution13 articles · 10 independent sources

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11. Feb 19Who are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?9 articles · 9 independent sources

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12. Feb 20– 21UK sanctions six officials at Russian prison where Navalny died6 articles · 6 independent sources

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13. Feb 20– 25Body of Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says56 articles · 39 independent sources

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14. Feb 21Alexei Navalny's mother files lawsuit with a Russian court demanding release of her son's body20 articles · 15 independent sources

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15. Feb 22– 23Biden meets with Alexei Navalny's family in San Francisco27 articles · 15 independent sources

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16. Feb 22– 23Navalny’s mother told to agree to secret funeral or have her son buried at penal colony, spokesperson says33 articles · 25 independent sources

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17. Feb 22Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza urges Russians from court not to give up after Navalny's death - The Daily Reporter7 articles · 7 independent sources

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18. Feb 24Widow of Navalny accuses Putin of mocking Christianity for refusing to return her husband's body12 articles · 12 independent sources

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19. Feb 26A Navalny associate says he was about to be swapped for a Russian prisoner in Germany27 articles · 20 independent sources

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20. Feb 26Navalny aide says the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death6 articles · 6 independent sources

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21. Feb 28Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday, his spokesperson says14 articles · 14 independent sources

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22. Feb 28– Mar 2Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under a heavy police presence101 articles · 51 independent sources

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23. March 2024

    Mar 2Navalny's mother brings flowers to his grave a day after thousands attended his funeral in Moscow14 articles · 13 independent sources

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24. Mar 4UN rights chief urges end to 'repression' of independent voices in Russia after Navalny's death7 articles · 6 independent sources

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25. Mar 6Navalny's widow calls on Russians to stage election day protests against Putin11 articles · 11 independent sources

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26. Mar 12– 13Ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny attacked in Lithuania29 articles · 23 independent sources

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27. Mar 16With Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power11 articles · 11 independent sources

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28. Mar 16– 18Putin says he agreed to swap Alexei Navalny for prisoners held in the West24 articles · 17 independent sources

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29. Mar 21Russian Court Rejects Lawsuit by Navalny's Mother Claiming Poor Medical Treatment by Prison5 articles · 5 independent sources

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30. Mar 27In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers6 articles · 6 independent sources

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31. April 2024

    Apr 11Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 2212 articles · 12 independent sources

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32. Apr 192 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania11 articles · 10 independent sources

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33. Apr 24A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch6 articles · 6 independent sources

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34. Apr 27– 29Vladimir Putin likely didn't order death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny: US official38 articles · 29 independent sources

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35. Apr 28Two Russian journalists jailed on 'extremism' charges for alleged work for Navalny group17 articles · 17 independent sources

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36. July 2024

    Jul 9– 10A Russian court orders arrest of opposition leader Navalny's widow, who lives abroad28 articles · 24 independent sources

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37. October 2024

    Oct 24 Russian journalists accused of working for a Navalny group go on trial in Moscow - The Daily Reporter6 articles · 6 independent sources

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38. January 2025

    Jan 17Russia: 3 Navalny lawyers sentenced to prison – DW17 articles · 17 independent sources

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39. April 2025

    Apr 15Russia jails four journalists for alleged links to Alexei Navalny’s movement6 articles · 6 independent sources

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40. September 2025

    Sep 17Alexey Navalny’s widow says lab tests prove Russian opposition figure was poisoned in prison20 articles · 20 independent sources

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41. February 2026

    Feb 14Navalny was poisoned by Kremlin, say 5 European countries5 articles · 4 independent sources

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42. Feb 14– 15Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say - Boston News, Weather, Sports40 articles · 29 independent sources

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