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Hundreds of people gather to pay their respects and lay flowers at the grave of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, Navalny urged Russians to protest on March 17. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has reiterated his call and said protesters should show up in large numbers at the same time to overwhelm polling stations. IMAGES
The US State Department is "incredibly concerned" about reports that Russia arrested an American journalist, a US State Department spokesman tells reporters at a press briefing. "I want to say clearly and unequivocally in the strongest terms, we condemn the Kremlin's continued attempts to intimidate, repress and punish journalists and civil society voices," Vedant Patel adds. SOUNDBITE
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan says crimes affecting children were his top priority when he came into the role and form the basis for the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Children are the most vulnerable part of our society... and the most in need of protection," Khan says. SOUNDBITE
ICC President Piotr Hofmanski says in a video statement that ICC judges have issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin after determining that there are "credible allegations" against him for the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children. SOUNDBITE
Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman is expecting a court hearing after being detained again over a post on social media. The popular former mayor of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg is already awaiting trial on charges of "discrediting" the Russian army. IMAGES
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