Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his work
In a video released yesterday, Yulia Navalnaya said she would continue her husband’s work to challenge the authoritarian rule of President Vladimir Putin and called on his followers to rally to her side.
“I ask you to share my rage,” he told Navalny’s followers in the video posted on his YouTube feed, “to share my rage, anger and hatred for those who dared to kill our future.”
She blamed Putin for her husband’s death and suggested Navalny’s team was investigating the circumstances of his death in prison, which Russian authorities announced on Friday.
Analysis: Navalnaya, 47, has long avoided the public eye. But now, she is poised to emerge as the leader of the fractured pro-democracy movement. The risks and obstacles he faces in trying to unite the opposition outside of Russia are significant.
Repression: At least 366 people have been detained in 39 cities across Russia since Navalny’s death, according to rights groups. Anton Troyanovsky, our Moscow bureau chief, told us that human rights organizations had said that many of those arrested were simply laying flowers.
“Even that is a very dangerous statement in today’s Russia,” he said. “And at the same time, on state television, which is the main news outlet in Russia today, there is almost no reporting of what has happened.”
For more: The Times obtained some of the letters Navalny wrote in his final months, which show his relentlessly active mind, the depth of his determination and the signature dead spirit.
In a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, it is stated that a decision has already been taken on the matter, without specifying which one it is. But two officials said a final decision would be taken after the government receives recommendations from security agencies in the coming days.
The move to further restrict access was pushed to the Israeli cabinet by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister, who has long pushed for greater control of Jews at the site. In recent days, he had warned that Muslim worshipers might use access to the mosque to show support for Hamas.
Record: The mosque complex is sacred to both Muslims and Jews, who call it the Temple Mount, and is a chronic flashpoint.
Separately, The International Court of Justice has begun six days of hearings on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. It is due to issue an advisory opinion within weeks.
Dozens killed in shootings in Papua New Guinea
At least 26 people have been killed in clashes between tribal groups in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Limited water and other resources, as well as disputes over private land, have long fueled tensions. The death toll has been rising recently as tribesmen shift from using traditional weapons to high-powered firearms, often brought in from abroad.
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Lives Lived: William Beecher, a Times reporter, in 1969 exposed President Richard Nixon’s secret bombing campaign over Cambodia during the Vietnam War. He died at 90.
ARTS AND IDEAS
The weirdest shows of the year
We’re in the middle of movie awards season. So Wesley Morris, our critic-at-large, decided to give his own awards for categories that don’t exist at the Oscars. Among his options:
Best Actress on a Landline: Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Chris Messina in ‘Air’. The film is set in 1984. Wesley celebrates the actors holding the headset around their necks, holding it at a comical distance, screaming into it and hugging it close.
Best Movie Heist: Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie’. He goes so hard on the joke that Ken is supposed to be telling the men that performance is strange: Strength is weakness, composure is lame, knowledge is ignorance, Wesley writes.
Best Gonzo Performance: Emma Stone, in “Poor Things.” The film – in which Stone plays a deliberately reanimated corpse – requires a comedian’s sensibility as her character goes from wise to simple and sophisticated.
Read Wesley’s full list of awards.
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