Alexei Navalny's Widow, Yulia Navalnaya, Vows to Carry On His Work Following His Death

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, has made a solemn pledge to continue her late husband's work in the wake of his tragic passing.

Despite the immense grief of losing her partner and a prominent figure in the fight for political reform in Russia, Yulia remains resolute in upholding Alexei's legacy.

Ms. Navalnaya, her voice trembling with grief and anger, implored viewers to stand with her and "share the fury and hate for those who dared to kill our future." She also accused the authorities of concealing her husband's body. Navalny's death in prison was announced on February 16.

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According to the prison authorities at the Siberian penal colony where he was detained, Navalny collapsed after a walk and remained unconscious. Despite his mother and lawyer traveling to the remote penal colony immediately after news of his death emerged, Navalny's body has not been released to his family.
The anti-corruption campaigner, often regarded as the individual President Putin "fears the most," had been imprisoned since 2021 on charges widely perceived as politically motivated.

According to BBC World News, Despite Alexei Navalny surviving poisoning attempts and enduring years in some of Russia's most infamous prisons, the 47-year-old persisted, his group exposing corruption across various echelons of the Russian state.

Attempts to locate the body have repeatedly been shut down by the prison mortuary and local authorities.

On Monday, the Kremlin said an investigation into Navalny's death was ongoing and that there were "no results" as of yet.

Subsequently, Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, disclosed that investigators informed Navalny's mother that they would withhold the body for two weeks to conduct a "chemical analysis.
In her video message, Ms Navalnaya said she believed the authorities were waiting for traces of the deadly nerve agent Novichok to disappear from Navalny's body.

Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member, the leader of the Russia of the Future party and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) who He had been serving a 19-year sentence on charges many viewed as politically motivated.