Alexei Navalny died in a penal colony in Russia (Markus Schreiber/AP/PA)
Associated Press Reporters
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The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, an aide to Mr Navalny said.
Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Mr Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Mr Navalny’s body to his mother.
