daniel hawkins is joining us from moscow. daniel, what more we learning about the investigation into and evolved these death? is there anything new it was due for more questions than on so surrounding the circumstances of alexa university's death, the russian authorities of remain blogs that we saw on it. and since they made the announcements just a couple of days ago, that they were very quick to condemn any speculation that allegations of government involvement in his posts. and we understand from his team from his lawyers, that cod information that's coming through them. i went that his mother visited the penal colony where her son was incarcerated yesterday. however, she couldn't get access to alexi and about his body. his team, us saying that they went to the town local towns mold. it wasn't bad. and eventually they said that the investigative committee of russia has told me they call and give the body back to the family until they've conducted further investigations, further autopsies to establish an exact cause of deat

well, let's go to daniel hawkins. he's joining us live from moscow. and daniel, what are you hearing about the investigation into novalis day? a little rational charges have remained largely saw in it says the announcement of the extent of allie's death, but 2 days ago, which really lease far more questions than on says officials that would rush with her a quick of course to criticize unless challenges negation is but collation surrounding a russian government's protection on bolan's in his desk. but since then we've only really heard from nevada, and he is associates and his team and his lawyers. they say, as we heard earlier, that his mother attended the penal colony asylum was incarcerated, but couldn't get access to it explained about these bodies no, under procedures in russia, on the law. if there was some sort of suspicious circumstances, a further investigation is needed to be carried out to establish the cause of death, a body of a prison. i can be held for up to several weeks as investigate as looked to establish the full facts of what happe

daniel hawkins is a moscow with a latest reaction. a will a reaction for almost all of these, of course, very different to the emotions and the response we're seeing from a position activists and the valley supposes keys to get heads within the russian government have dismissed these allegations of states involvement in volatile as best as essentially, fight can use with some language as not loading upon them interest be to get him as far as the blame western state spelling made. so for this thing is the reactions that have led to the, the events we saw today. and what do you as a kind of a more f for ministry spokeswoman saying that the, the very quick response all the critics and west and officials is very telling now no doubt him thing that uh that out and about and he's backing in support. a boy west in finance, he is mean want on a street somewhere else. so we are seeing people going to leave flowers of various memorials. so victims of political depression around the country in multiple cities . one is that in some of those citie

okay, yeah, we're going to be joined now by daniel hawkins who is in moscow for us. and can you, can you just bring us up to date with the light just especially reaction from laska as well. the process. uh, the, the visual was that was set up same set last night. so at the memorial is 2 historical victims of political oppression have continued out throughout the day here at solid to gaze. a scale at the moment of how many people have been detained because there's no official comb with ms. low official level, but yet from authorities as to what's going on. the russian media is a one ton of them. channels have been published in foot, as we've seen, a lot of that of people being taken away, detained in multiple cities, most comments and pitas, but being to where, you know, a lot of people seemingly have been the titans again. these figures and confirm the coming from human rights groups in russia that figure over a 100 though, as quoted by the human rights group, is likely to be high. and now we will. so in the standing news coming from russia's fall, know the meaning o

daniel hawkins is joining us from moscow. so daniel, what are you hearing about the investigation 1st of all into and have all these to this one is pretty hard to gauge at the moment where exactly that investigation stands because of course, russian all thirties remains laws. nissan gordon states. as soon as the announcement of nobody's death 2 days ago, the information we own guessing is from the valleys team. the valley is lawyers who say that's yesterday and about and his mother the meal i visited, the penal call anyway, son died and she received official notification of her sons best. the question now remains is what is going to happen on where is alex and about his body by law, the president service has to give it to his family. what his lawyers are saying, know, is that they've been told by the investigative committee that they all retain his body for further investigation to carry out for the autopsies, to determine an official cause of death, which as of yet officially, has not been given. that can only be carried out

but for more on this, daniel hawkins is live for us in moscow. in daniel, this comes one months before the presidential election was the coverage of nova and his death being like the, the russian media has historically sold to play down the attendance and surrounding the valley. as an oppositional figure on the importance of the movements he led to which was attached to to him by much so position media and farm media yesterday was very much, no exception this morning as well. the main russian title is devoting a general under minutes of coverage share reports, and one is best for reflection and certainly avoiding attaching the labels off on the scene as i say, informed media, labeling, amazon and nemesis, somebody me a booth. and it was a key opposition figure it had now certainly no coverage for dental coverage of the visuals held across rusher and the people arrested or detained. but police those visuals yesterday as well. this comes at a time with russia was a very much under the spot. lots of schools with the presidential elections coming up.

let's wait for daniel hawkins. he's running us from moscow. so what are also already saying about this, daniel? a will a reaction the for almost all of these, of course, very different to the emotions on the response we're seeing from a position activist and the valley support has a key figure it has within the russian government have dismissed these allegations of states involvement in the valleys, best as essentially fight can use with some like which is not loading upon them and just beat the game as far as the blame western stays playing made. so the full, this thing is the reactions that have led to the, the events we saw today. and what do you as a kind of a maria foreign ministry spokesman saying that the, the very quick response, all the critics and west and officials is very telling. now, no doubt painting that, that out and about. and he's backing and support a by the west in finance. he has meanwhile on the street somewhere else. so we are seeing people going to leave flowers of various memorials. so victims of political depression

let's go to daniel hawkins. he is joining us live from moscow with the lexus reactions there. and so what a russian authorities think about in the volume is deaf and the international reaction to it. daniel will from the very idea off to most of it and i'm at least reports of dance. it was the death, it was very clear that was going to be 2 very different narratives spun out of this, the opposition, media opposition activists. some of our supporters of made it very clear they view what happens today in this fall and northern russian penal colony as an act of killing as an act of state sanction monday, blaming the problem and directly for having the role in the hands of develop these reports to death, russian officials, however, have given a very different picture they've sort to one down, play the motion on the very high public interest. this event on the spend, the believe has, has created here in russia and to, to very much go on the calendar offensive unless shouts at a west and politicians. and the only support is saying that these accusations are crumbling and low ones ar

this goes to daniel hawkins, who is joining us live from moscow. the latest reactions ban. so we'll have a question that's all she's saying about in a while, new stuff and the international reaction to it. daniel will certainly a very different narrative coming from russian all subtleties today in the wake of the valleys report to death, the crumbling as books and the 2 pass golf labeling, the west and reaction and allegations of states involvement in the valleys. beth was hysterical, unacceptable, and there was some photo of a foreign ministry saying that the criticism leveled up. the russian government fundamentally is death from western causes. so quickly, all these reports is very telling indeed the russian politicians saying that the criminal could have no possible motive. uh no possible benefits in the valley dying, seeing as he was convicted of course and incarcerated for so many years. and that is quite a contrast, of course, to the comments we've heard from a position, media activists and about the support. those who have labeled disadvantages, no, nothing short, a

daniel hawkins is in moscow with more on the arrests as well. the process uh the, the visual was that was set up the same set last night at the memorial is 2 historical victims of political oppression have continued out throughout the day here at solid to gauge a scale at the moment of how many people have been detained. because there's no official comment, there's no official number yet from authorities. as to what's going on. the russian media is a one ton of them. channels have been published in photos. we've seen a lot of that of people being taken away, detained in multiple cities. most of us have pitas, but being to where, you know, a lot of people seemingly have been the titans again. these figures are not confirmed the coming from human rights groups in russia that figure over a 100 though, as quoted by the human rights group, is likely to be high. and now we will. so in the standing news coming from russia's fall, know the meaning of the accent of all these mother has visited the penal colony in a post published by an about these press

dental hawkins is joining us from moscow. so daniel, an explanation as to why these people have interested a little slow ortiz, i'm the, the prosecutor here, must go. yes, that i want people against attending and taking faults and any on sanctioned, on the rise public gatherings, which were, of course regulated here in russia. by law that didn't prevent people uh all over the country. yes. that a, within hours of the announcement of the wiley's death, attending vigils to bring candles and flowers too, and memorials office store it, the victims of historical political oppression, including here are most of now i will not many of those memorials. as we heard earlier, what cleared police, yes, that i appeared to be letting people come and pay their respects and go freely today that we are seeing reports, a media and this hasn't yet been confirmed by official soldiers want authorities. how many people exactly half when the time. but we are seeing a lot of footage, you know, all police cordoning, all these memorials and arresting

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