Widow of Alexei Navalny takes center stage in Russia's opposition

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, right, and his wife, Yulia, left, attend an opposition rally outside the Kremlin in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of slain opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has announced she will continue her husband’s work promoting democratic change in Russia.

“I have no right to give up. I will continue the work of Alexei Navalny,” said Navalnaya, 47, in an emotional video posted to the YouTube channel of her late husband.

“I will continue to fight for our country and I urge you to stand next to me,” she added forcefully.