{"id":2185721,"date":"2024-02-24T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-hands-over-body-of-alexei-navalny-to-mother-after-days-of-resistance\/"},"modified":"2024-02-24T14:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T19:12:51","slug":"kremlin-hands-over-body-of-alexei-navalny-to-mother-after-days-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-hands-over-body-of-alexei-navalny-to-mother-after-days-of-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin finally surrenders Navalny&#8217;s body to his mother, ending days of resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkremlin-hands-over-body-of-alexei-navalny-to-mother-after-days-of-resistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2185721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russian Government \u200bHands Over\u200d Body of Alexei \u2062Navalny to His Mother<\/h2>\n<p>The Russian government has \u2064finally relented and turned over the body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny\u2063 to his\u200c mother, following widespread \u200bpublic outcry. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny\u2019s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on Telegram, \u200cexpressing gratitude to everyone who had supported their cause.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThank you very much. Thanks to everyone who\u200d wrote and recorded video messages. You all did what you needed to do. \u2064Thank you. Alexei Navalny\u2019s \u200dbody has been given to his mother,\u201d\u2064 Zhdanov wrote in\u2064 the post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This decision by Russia \u200ccame after Navalny\u2019s \u2063widow, Yulia Navalnaya, accused \u200cPresident Vladimir Putin of disrespecting\u200d Christianity by refusing to release the body and pressuring her into\u200c agreeing to a private funeral. Navalnaya, who identifies as\u2063 an\u2063 Orthodox Christian, argued that Putin&#8217;s actions violated religious protocols by holding the body \u200chostage.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on Saturday, \u200dNavalny\u2019s widow revealed that his mother\u2063 was enduring torment from \u2062prison authorities who threatened to bury him within\u200b the penal\u200b colony\u200d grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Navalny, known for his outspoken opposition to the government, tragically passed away \u200con February 16 while in custody at an Arctic penal colony. His death \u200coccurred just days before the second anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny\u2019s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, has been patiently waiting in Salekhard, Russia,\u200b for officials to\u2063 hand over her son\u2019s body.\u2064 In response to Putin&#8217;s refusal, \u200bWestern countries have imposed additional sanctions on\u2064 him as a form\u200c of protest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGive us \u2063the\u2062 body of\u2064 my husband,\u201d Navalnaya pleaded. \u201cYou tortured\u2063 him alive, and now you \u2063keep torturing him in\u2063 death. You mock the remains of the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Navalnaya further criticized Putin, stating, \u2064\u201cNo true\u2064 Christian could\u200c ever do what\u2062 Putin is now doing with \u2062the body of Alexei. What \u200bwill you do with his \u2064corpse? How low will you sink to mock the\u200d man you\u2062 murdered?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dmitry\u200d Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, dismissed the \u2062family\u2019s allegations as baseless.<\/p>\n<h3>Click here to read more from The \u200cWashington\u200b Examiner<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What unanswered questions \u200dstill remain regarding the poisoning of Navalny and the subsequent handling of his medical care?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ment on Friday, stating, \u200b&#8221;Alexei&#8217;s \u200bbody has been released to his\u2063 mother and she has \u200dalready\u2064 been able \u200dto\u200c see him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064death of Navalny has sparked a wave of protests both within Russia and around the world. \u2062Navalny, known \u200dfor his\u2062 outspoken criticism of the Russian government \u2064and President Vladimir Putin, fell \u2062ill while on a flight\u2064 from Siberia to Moscow on August\u200b 20th, 2020. He was \u2064subsequently taken to\u200b a hospital in Omsk, where he fell \u200dinto a coma. Navalny&#8217;s family and\u200b supporters immediately \u200bsuspected foul play,\u200d pointing to a possible poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>After initial reluctance, the Russian government allowed Navalny to \u2063be\u200b transferred to a hospital in Germany, \u2063where doctors confirmed that he \u200chad \u2063been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. This \u2063revelation only stoked the flames of international condemnation, \u200bwith many countries demanding answers from the Russian\u200b government.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Navalny&#8217;s health continued\u2062 to deteriorate, \u200band he tragically passed\u2062 away on September 3rd, 2021. The\u2063 Russian government&#8217;s handling of\u200c the situation only further ignited public anger and suspicion. Critics accused the\u2063 government of not providing adequate medical\u200d care and\u2063 delaying his transfer to\u2062 Germany. The government&#8217;s \u200breluctance to release Navalny&#8217;s\u2063 body further intensified these suspicions.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064the decision to hand over Navalny&#8217;s body to \u2064his mother is a significant development. It \u2064shows that the Russian \u2064government was \u2063unable to withstand the pressure\u200c from both \u200bthe international community and\u2062 the Russian\u2064 public. \u200cThe outcry over Navalny&#8217;s death had put\u200b them in a difficult position, and it seems that handing over the body was their way of appeasing some \u2063of the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>However, this gesture alone is unlikely to quell \u200bthe anger and \u200cdemands for \u200bjustice. \u200cMany\u2064 questions\u2062 still remain unanswered. Who were the perpetrators of the poisoning? Why was Navalny denied immediate medical assistance? These are \u2062just \u200ca few of the inquiries that need to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Russian\u200d government&#8217;s handling of Navalny&#8217;s case is likely to have far-reaching consequences for \u2063its international \u2064reputation and diplomatic relations. The \u2063poisoning of a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sri-lanka-mob-storms-presidents-house-as-country-runs-out-of-food-gasoline\/\" title=\"Sri Lanka: Mob Storms President's House as Country Runs Out of Food, Gasoline\">prominent opposition figure<\/a>, \u2063followed\u200b by\u2063 the\u2064 mishandling of his \u2062medical \u200ccare, has drawn widespread\u2064 condemnation \u200dand brought\u2062 renewed scrutiny to Russia&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian \u2062government must\u2064 now\u2062 undertake a thorough and transparent investigation\u200d into the circumstances surrounding \u2062Navalny&#8217;s \u200dpoisoning and death.\u200b This investigation must be conducted with full cooperation \u2062and accountability in \u200border to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Faces Ethics Minefield From Father\u2019s Corporate Interests\">restore public trust<\/a> and international credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny&#8217;s death is not only\u2063 a tragedy for his family \u2063and supporters but \u200balso a stark\u2063 reminder of the challenges \u2063faced by those who\u200c dare to criticize the Russian government.\u2062 Freedom of speech and dissenting viewpoints are essential pillars of any democratic\u2062 society.\u200c The Russian government&#8217;s actions\u200c in \u2062the \u2064Navalny case \u200bhighlight the importance of\u200c protecting these\u200b fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>As the world watches, it \u200cis crucial that the international community continues to hold the Russian government\u200d accountable for its actions. The Russian \u200cpeople\u200b deserve justice, and\u2062 the truth behind Navalny&#8217;s poisoning and death must\u2064 be uncovered. Only then \u2062can steps be\u200c taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-gif-tiff-sparks-mandatory-anti-racism-training-at-cornell\/\" title=\"Kamala GIF Tiff Sparks Mandatory \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training at Cornell\">prevent similar incidents<\/a> and \u2063protect \u2064the \u2063rights and safety \u200cof those who dare to speak out against injustice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian government has handed over the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother, as confirmed by Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny&#8217;s Anti-Corruption Foundation. After appeals from Navalny&#8217;s widow and the public, authorities finally released the body to his family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2185722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-3.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-3.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}