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UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "shocked by the reported death" of Russia's opposition figure Alexei Navalny. "The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to Mr. Navalny's family and calls for a full, credible, and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Navalny's reported death in custody," Stephane Dujarric tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reads a statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemning the Russian court's jail sentence of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and demanding his release: "We reiterate our call for the Russian government to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Navalny, as well as the hundreds of other Russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercising their rights." SOUNDBITE
Russia should "immediately" release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says while in Ankara after a wave of Western condemnation of his detention at a Moscow airport. SOUNDBITE of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg calls for an investigation in the case of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying there was "no reason to doubt" German doctors' conclusions that he was poisoned. SOUNDBITE
The United States calls for the release of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, sentenced to more than six years in prison for violating strict military censorship laws. "Journalism is not a crime (...) and we continue to make very clear that she should be released," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
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