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Navalny鈥檚 aides accuse Russia of 'hiding' his body

The whereabouts of the body of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny remain unknown after the Russian authorities refused to release it to his family.

Alexei Navalny's mother has been unable to recover his body after his death in an Arctic jail, according to a close aide to the dead Russian opposition leader.

We hear from a young man who attended a vigil in memory of Navalny in southern Russia on Friday. He was arrested by police and later released.

Also in the programme: The Prime Minister of Hungary has promised new child protection laws following an abuse scandal that's rocked his government; and scientists have been researching whether playing ping-pong may help people with neurological conditions like Multiple Sclerosis.

(Photo: Police officers detain participants of a civil memorial service to Alexei Navalny. Credit: ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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