The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison.

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The widow of Alexei Navalny says that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in an Arctic penal colony in Russia

Navalny, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, died in February 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence

Authorities said he became ill after a walk but provided few details

Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, said Wednesday that samples from his body were tested abroad and that they confirmed that he was poisoned

Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, die

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