Navalny, a prominent critic of corruption in Russia under Vladimir Putin's regime, passed away on Friday while serving a 19-year prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony.
Reportedly, around 100 people gathered in front of the Russian embassy in the Polish capital to hold a demonstration in response to his death. The majority of them were young and visibly affected by the loss of the opposition leader, the Reuters news agency's report.
Denislan, a 29-year-old Russian, said he joined the rally to protest against "political murders" and said he saw a "symbol of Russian civil society" in Navalny.
In his opinion, as quoted by the AFP news agency, Russia "should and can be a democratic country."
People lit candles and laid flowers along the fence surrounding the building of the Russian embassy. The participants chanted slogans such as "Putin is a killer", vowing to "never forget nor forgive" the dissident's death, Reuters reported.
Several hundred people also gathered in Lithuania, a stalwart critic of Russia.
The participants rallied at the memorial for Soviet occupation victims in Vilnius, holding portraits of Navalny, according to Reuters.
Russian authorities said Navalny died after a fall at a penal colony on Friday.
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SOURCE: REUTERS, AFP