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Across the the world, makeshift memorial sites have emerged in memory of Alexey Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died suddenly at a remote Arctic penal colony on Saturday. In cities across Russia, police cordoned off some of the memorials and officers were taking pictures of those who came and writing down their personal data in a clear intimidation attempt. More than 10 people were detained at a memorial in St. Petersburg, including a priest who came to conduct a service for Navalny there.

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Flowers and a photo of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny are placed near the Russian consulate in Frankfurt, Germany.Michael Probst/The Associated Press

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People lay flowers at the Wall of Grief monument to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow.STRINGER/Reuters

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People leave flowers and candles opposite the Russian embassy, to commemorate the death of Alexey Navalny in London.Alberto Pezzali/The Associated Press

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A police officer watches as a man visits the makeshift memorial for Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia.Dmitri Lovetsky/The Associated Press

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A person places a candle at a makeshift memorial for Alexey Navalny outside the Russian consulate in Montreal on Friday.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

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A couple pays their last respects to Alexey Navalny at a memorial in Vilnius, Lithuania.Mindaugas Kulbis/The Associated Press

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Police officers detain a woman during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow, Russia.STRINGER/Reuters

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Art teacher Prithviraj Kambli paints a portrait of Alexey Navalny to pay tribute to the late Russian opposition leader in Mumbai, India.INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/Getty Images

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People lay flowers at the Solovetsky Stone monument to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow.STRINGER/Reuters

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Tributes are laid to late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny as people demonstrate near the Russian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.RITZAU SCANPIX/Reuters

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People react as they lay flowers at the Wall of Grief monument to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow.STRINGER/Reuters

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Pavel Shumilkin lights candles for Alexey Navalny at a vigil held outside City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday.Santiago Mejia/The Associated Press

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Tributes are laid at a makeshift memorial for Alexey Navalny, in Helsinki, Finland.LEHTIKUVA/Reuters

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A boy lays flowers at a memorial for Alexey Navalny in Vilnius, Lithuania.Mindaugas Kulbis/The Associated Press

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People gather in mourning outside the Russian embassy in Warsaw, Poland, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Wyborcza/Reuters

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Tributes are left outside the Russian Embassy following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in London.HOLLIE ADAMS/Reuters

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People set up a portrait of the late Alexey Navalny at a memorial on Dam Square in Amsterdam.REMKO DE WAAL/Getty Images

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