The Death Files · Year Archive

2024

The people, official accounts, evidence trails, consequences, and unanswered questions that remain attached to this year.

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Dossiers

2024 · Political opposition · Custodial death

Alexei Navalny

Navalny was Russia's most prominent opposition organiser, exposed corruption, survived a 2020 Novichok poisoning, and continued political work from an Arctic penal colony. His death removed Russia's best-known opposition leader and triggered a new international poisoning attribution and accountability campaign.

Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review

16 Feb 2024Kharp, RussiaCustodial death with state-poisoning attribution by five European governments

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2024 · Political leader · Helicopter crash

Ebrahim Raisi

Raisi was president during regional escalation and was widely discussed as a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. His death triggered an election and altered the competition over Iran's future leadership.

Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review

19 May 2024East Azerbaijan Province, IranAccident according to final Iranian report

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