Alexei Navalny was&nbsp;a Russian opposition politician, anti-corruption activist and major political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The European Parliament honoured Navalny’s fight with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2021.

Alexei Navalny’s daughter, Daria Navalnaya, received European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize on behalf of her imprisoned father. In April 2023, MEPs demanded the unconditional release of Navalny, and reiterated concerns over his deteriorating health and the ill-treatment he was subject to. Navalny&nbsp; died on 16 February 2024 at a Russian corrective colony in the Arctic Circle.

Roberta Metsola, EP President, paid tribute to Navalny stating: “First, they took his freedom. Then, they took his life,” Metsola said. “But his legacy and his struggle will live on in people in Russia and in all of us.”

Following his death&nbsp;the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (President and political groups’ leaders) made this statement: "The full responsibility for this murder lays with the Russian state and its President Vladimir Putin in particular. We demand an investigation into the exact circumstances of the death of Alexei Navalny".

"Truth must be told, accountability must be ensured and justice must be served. We demand that the body of Alexei Navalny be returned to his family immediately. Any further delay increases even more the responsibility of the Russian authorities for the death of Alexei Navalny.&nbsp;We demand an international and independent investigation into the exact circumstances of the death of Alexei Navalny", concluded the statement.

Alexei Navalny (1976 - 2024), 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate

EP Plenary session -  One year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia

One year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia: Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and one round of political group speakers

One year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia: extracts from the debate

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: extracts from the debate

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA, Alexei NAVALNY's wife: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the formal sitting

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: MEPs debate (part 2)

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: MEPs debate (part 1)

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU support to political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: opening statements by Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian State Secretary and Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA: opening of the session and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, video about the life and legacy of Alexeï NAVALNY

Clip: Tribute to Alexei Navalny

Debate on the one year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia

Plenary debate - Address by Yulia Navalnaya

Death of Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021: joint meeting of AFET Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: MEPs Q&A

Exchange of views on the death of Sakharov Prize Laureate Alexei Navalny and on the state of the Russian opposition ahead of the presidential elections: opening statements

Death of Alexei Navalny and state of the Russian opposition: extracts from the exchange of views - AFET, DROI Subcommittee and Delegation for relations with Russia

Display of replica of Alexei Navalny's cell in front of Station Europe: extracts from the event in presence of Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI), Vice-President of the EP and Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Chair of DEVE Committee

Voting session (part 1)

Resumption of session and order of business: introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the safe release of the American journalist Evan Gershkovich, and on the worrying reports on the deteriorating health of Alexej Navalny

Voting session, including a vote on the Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body and on the EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness

The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia

Sakharov Community event in the presence of Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation to the European Parliament: statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Alexei Navalny's Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation: arrival, welcome, roundtable and statement after the meeting

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