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Police officers detain a woman who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Russian authorities say that Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison. He was 47. (AP Photo)

https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=4d98d9afaf84439aa6c35cc824bd6dfc&mediatype=photo

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[-] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

I'm not even sure how to define how self-satirical it is that they made a monument to the political victims of repression, which is now where they authorize any kind of demonstration if one is ever allowed, and it's also the spot where they arrest everyone. It's straight out of a joke.

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