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The widow and daughter of Alexei Navalny have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to release the body of the opposition leader for burial. It has been more than a week since Russia’s best-known activist died in prison, sparking international outrage from leaders who regarded him as a political prisoner. In a video message published on Saturday Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, said that Putin, who describes himself as a devout Christian, is mocking the remains of the deceased and displaying “open Satanism.” “Hand over Alexei,” she says in the video. “They tortured him alive and continue to …

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