Shooting of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov triggers anti-Putin protests 6 Photos . Updated: 02 Mar 2015, 02:11 PM IST Livemint Boris Nemtsov, the opposition leader and prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on the midnight of 27 February in Moscow. What is possibly the highest profile political murder of the Putin era has sparked protests in Russia and outside. 1/6Nemtsov, a 55-year-old government critic and former deputy PM, was shot in the back as he walked across a bridge on Friday midnight. The shooting sparked anti-government protests. The poster in the picture reads “These bullets are meant for each of us”. Reuters 2/6Flowers and placards placed where Nemtsov was shot, a stone’s throw from the Kremlin walls. The signs read, “Russia, fight!” and “Thank you, Boris, for the entertaining life!”. Boris had been helping plan an anti-Putin rally for Sunday. Reuters 3/6Protesters carry banners and flags during the march. The assassination appeared as a throwback to the killings of the 1990s, and raises concerns about Russia’s future among many. AFP 4/6Protests near the Kremlin, in St.Petersburg. The banner reads ‘ Boris Nemtsov, we will never forget, we will never forgive’. AP 5/6Despite fears of reprisals to themselves or family members back in Russia, protesters, mostly of Russian or Ukrainian origin, hold signs denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin in New York. Reuters 6/6Demonstrations outside the Russian Embassy in London. Reuters