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The Kremlin is working to suppress memorials for the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny in a bid to prevent his death from overshadowing President Vladimir Putin’s expected re-election next month. Authorities are using harsh detentions of Navalny’s grieving supporters and censorship to prevent acts of mourning from turning into political protests, sources in the Russian government, parliament and close to the Kremlin told The Moscow Times. “The presidential administration and Federal Security Service officials discussed a plan on how to prevent the spread of a public campaign in support of …

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