Navalny's allies confirm his death as his family awaits the release of his body

A spokeswoman for the team that continued Mr Navalny's work said his mother had received the official notification. Hundreds of his relatives were arrested after his death.

Alexei A. Navalny's political allies confirmed his death on Saturday, saying that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, had received an official message. notification that her son died Friday afternoon. The confirmation came as Russian authorities arrested hundreds of people mourning his death.

Mr. Navalny's family was still waiting for authorities to release the body. Kira Yarmysh, a spokeswoman for Mr. Navalny, said in a statement on examination.

“We demand that the body of Alexei Navalny be immediately returned to his family,” Ms. Yarmysh said in her statement.

< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Mr's detentions Navalny's mourners indicated that the Kremlin wanted to avoid his death becoming a political event. At least 400 people in 36 cities have been arrested since the deaths were announced Friday, according to OVD Info, a rights group that tracks the arrests.

VideoPolice officers escorted and arrested people paying tribute to Aleksei A. Navalny, the main Russian opposition figure, who died in a colony penitentiary.CreditCredit. ..Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA, via Shutterstock

In Moscow, hundreds of Russians visited the Wall of Sorrow monument honoring victims of political repression in Russia. They were greeted by a strong police presence. Overnight, Moscow city authorities removed piles of flowers that people had left to commemorate Mr. Navalny.

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