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The Russian prison service says that jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. His friends blame the Kremlin for his death, international leaders condemn his treatment.
Also in the programme: why the Egyptian authorities are clearing an area along their country’s border with Gaza; and why the practice of what’s known as swatting is taking off in the United States.
Photo: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov in Moscow in February 2019 Credit: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
By BBC World Service4.2
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The Russian prison service says that jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. His friends blame the Kremlin for his death, international leaders condemn his treatment.
Also in the programme: why the Egyptian authorities are clearing an area along their country’s border with Gaza; and why the practice of what’s known as swatting is taking off in the United States.
Photo: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov in Moscow in February 2019 Credit: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo

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