Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza has disappeared from prison, colleagues say
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza has disappeared from prison, colleagues say

Associated Press  

Supporters of prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, said Monday that he has disappeared from the Siberian prison where he was behind bars. A lawyer for Kara-Murza, Vadim Prokhorov, said another lawyer who tried to visit the political activist and journalist on Monday was told that he wasn’t in the prison, according to the Telegram news channel Agentstvo. “I demand that the Russian government provide us with information about my husband’s whereabouts.” Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who twice survived poisonings that he blamed on Russian authorities, has rejected the charges against him as punishment for standing up to President Vladimir Putin and likened the proceedings to the show trials under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Kara-Murza was arrested in 2022 and later sentenced to 25 years on charges stemming from a speech that year to the Arizona House of Representatives in which he denounced Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Thousands of Political Prisoners Found in Russia, With Many Facing Unknown Convictions
2 months ago

Thousands of Political Prisoners Found in Russia, With Many Facing Unknown Convictions

The Hindu  

Thousands of political prisoners have been found in Russia, with many facing unknown convictions. Oleg Orlov, a veteran dissident, spent 10 days in isolation in Moscow's Lefortovo prison before being transferred to Samara Airport. He was then flown to Ukraine, where he plans to document war crimes. Despite his ordeal, Orlov says he would still speak out from within Russia.

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’

Hindustan Times  

Russia issued a stern warning to the political dissidents and Western citizens the Kremlin released from jails after they were freed on Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev threatened the freed prisoners, stating that they should hide under “new names” and “actively disguise themselves”. Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza released from …

Russian ‘hostage diplomacy’ pays off: Decoding a wartime prisoner exchange
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian ‘hostage diplomacy’ pays off: Decoding a wartime prisoner exchange

Al Jazeera  

The swap conducted as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues is significant for both the West and Russia, but means little for Kyiv, analysts say. They included the Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, recently sentenced to 16 years for spying; artist Sasha Skochilenko, handed seven years for swapping price tags in a supermarket with antiwar messages; former US Marine Paul …

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. The Prague-based editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service was accused of not self-reporting as a “foreign agent” and was convicted in July of spreading false information about the Russian military — charges rejected by …

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine, has been moved from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday. Among them are Oleg Orlov, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, sentenced to 2 1/2 years in February; musician Alexandra …

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown

LA Times  

Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8½-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine, has been moved from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday. Among them are Oleg Orlov, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, sentenced to 2½ years in February; musician Alexandra Skochilenko, serving seven years for …

Wife of jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza calls for West to step in with him stuck in prison hospital
5 months, 1 week ago

Wife of jailed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza calls for West to step in with him stuck in prison hospital

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So, 25 years is not the limit for the …

Kremlin critic Kara-Murza’s health ‘relatively stable’ in a prison hospital, his lawyer says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kremlin critic Kara-Murza’s health ‘relatively stable’ in a prison hospital, his lawyer says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza found his health was “relatively stable” after visiting him in a prison hospital where he had been held incommunicado for several days, the dissident’s legal team said Wednesday. Evgenia Kara-Murza said on X that her husband was “alive and as well as can be expected.” Kara-Murza’s wife and …

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say

The Independent  

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Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital, and his attorneys have been unable to visit him there since Thursday, his wife and one of his lawyers said Friday. Yevgenia Kara-Murza told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that prison officials said her husband was transferred to the hospital for an …

Russia critic Kara-Murza wins Pulitzer for passionate columns written from prison cell
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia critic Kara-Murza wins Pulitzer for passionate columns written from prison cell

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has written columns as a contributor for The Washington Post from his prison cell in Russia, has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. The prize was awarded to Kara-Murza “for passionate columns written at great personal risk from his prison cell, warning of the consequences of dissent in Vladimir Putin’s Russia and insisting on …

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. as lawmakers marked the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The bottom line is that Vladimir Kara-Murza will not be forgotten,” Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, chairman of the …

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?

LA Times  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, attends a rally in Moscow in 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term in power this month on the heels of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in prison, which devastated Kremlin critics and spurred concerns about the safety of other imprisoned dissidents. A court ruling several months earlier had …

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term in power this month on the heels of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in prison, which devastated Kremlin critics and spurred concerns about the safety of other imprisoned dissidents. LILIA CHANYSHEVA, SERVING 7 ½ YEARS Lilia Chanysheva, the 42-year-old former head of Alexei Navalny’s office in …

Life inside Russia's penal colonies for Vladimir Putin's political prisoners
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Life inside Russia's penal colonies for Vladimir Putin's political prisoners

ABC  

A toothbrush and a mug — these are the only personal items Vladimir Kara-Murza can keep behind bars at one of Russia's most brutal penal colonies. After the still-unexplained death of Alexei Navalny at an Arctic penal colony earlier this month, human rights advocates have warned that political prisoners like Kara-Murza are facing increased risks inside Russia's prison system. A …

What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment

Associated Press  

This story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. For political prisoners like Kara-Murza, life in Russia’s penal colonies is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, sleep deprivation, insufficient food, health care that is poor or simply denied, and a dizzying set of arbitrary rules. THE GULAG’S LEGACY Former inmates, their relatives …

What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment

New Indian Express  

TALLINN: Vladimir Kara-Murza could only laugh when officials in Penal Colony No. For political prisoners like Kara-Murza, life in Russia’s penal colonies is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, sleep deprivation, insufficient food, health care that is poor or simply denied, and a dizzying set of arbitrary rules. This month brought the stunning news from a remote Arctic …

Navalny aide says the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Navalny aide says the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death

Hindustan Times  

Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. Pevchikh alleged in her video, without offering evidence, that Putin “wouldn't tolerate” setting Navalny free and decided to “get rid of the bargaining chip.” Asked at a regular news conference in Berlin about the …

Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death

Associated Press  

Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. Pevchikh alleged in her video, without offering evidence, that Putin “wouldn’t tolerate” setting Navalny free and decided to “get rid of the bargaining chip.” Asked at a regular news conference in Berlin about the …

Navalny's prison pen pal reveals how he stayed sane in arctic 'Polar Wolf' jail
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Navalny's prison pen pal reveals how he stayed sane in arctic 'Polar Wolf' jail

Daily Mail  

Alexei Navalny kept his sanity in Russian jail by making jokes and 'mocking the border guards', according to a survivor of the same gulag. Four decades ago, Soviet dissident and Israeli former minister Natan Sharansky, 76, endured nine years in the same bone-chilling Arctic facility where Navalny died. Navalny, 47, said it was Sharansky's book which gave him 'hope' for …

Who are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?
10 months ago

Who are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?

Associated Press  

The sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable antagonist has left an open wound in Russia’s political opposition. Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh arrives at court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago this week, he and other prominent Putin critics, including chess legend Garry Kasparov …

Most of Russia’s opposition leaders are dead, in exile or in prison. What happens now?
10 months ago

Most of Russia’s opposition leaders are dead, in exile or in prison. What happens now?

LA Times  

A tribute to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison colony, is left near the Russian Embassy in London. “This is a very difficult loss for the Russian opposition.” The biggest problem that has plagued the opposition, said University of North Carolina political science professor Graeme Robertson, author of a book about Putin and …

Wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza fears he will face the same fate in prison as Alexei Navalny
10 months ago

Wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza fears he will face the same fate in prison as Alexei Navalny

ABC  

Evgenia Kara-Murza has no doubts who was responsible for the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in prison on Friday. "The reason Alexei Navalny had to be eliminated like that is because he represented a very strong alternative to Vladimir Putin and refused to back down, refused to be silenced." Russian authorities deny Navalny was assassinated, saying he died …

Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies. Who are other jailed Oppn activists in Russia?
10 months, 1 week ago

Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies. Who are other jailed Oppn activists in Russia?

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, died on Friday after collapsing at the penal colony where he was serving a long jail term, prison officials said. Ostanin had run Navalny's local headquarters in the Siberian city of Barnaul and was sentenced to nine years in July for participating in an "extremist community". A former head of FBK in Siberia's …

Jailed Russian leader Alexei Navalny reported dead; his team awaits confirmation
10 months, 1 week ago

Jailed Russian leader Alexei Navalny reported dead; his team awaits confirmation

Hindustan Times  

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said, as per news agency Reuters. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov in May 2022. The causes of death are being established.” However, …

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, revealed Tuesday he has been transferred to another prison in Siberia and placed in solitary confinement again over an alleged minor infraction. The unrelenting pressure on Russian dissidents at home and abroad has intensified significantly since President Vladimir Putin sent troops …

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny put in solitary confinement in Arctic prison
11 months ago

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny put in solitary confinement in Arctic prison

The Hindu  

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been placed in solitary confinement for 10 days in a prison above the Arctic circle for "incorrectly introducing himself" to a guard, his spokesperson said late on January 22. Kira Yarmysh, his spokesperson said on X late on Monday that it was the 25th time Navalny had been placed in solitary confinement and that …

Another lawyer for Kremlin foe Navalny faces extremism charges. She had left Russia
11 months, 1 week ago

Another lawyer for Kremlin foe Navalny faces extremism charges. She had left Russia

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A lawyer for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that Russian authorities charged her in absentia with participating in an extremist group. According to Navalny’s allies, authorities accused the lawyers of using their status as defense attorneys to pass letters from the imprisoned politician to his team, thus serving as intermediaries between Navalny and what they …

An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison
11 months, 3 weeks ago

An associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia Fadeyeva, a regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny’s organization in the Siberian city of Tomsk, was convicted on charges of organizing an extremist group. A Moscow …

The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments
11 months, 4 weeks ago

The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf,” his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. He had been incarcerated in central Russia’s Vladimir region, about 230 kilometers east of Moscow, but supporters said he couldn’t be found beginning …

Russia moves Putin opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a prison in the Arctic
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia moves Putin opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a prison in the Arctic

ABC  

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in an Arctic region of northern Russia, his spokeswoman said on Monday after supporters lost touch with him for more than two weeks. Key points: Mr Navalny was tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region Mr Navalny's lawyer managed to see …

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments

LA Times  

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny speaks during a political protest in Moscow on July 20, 2019. Associates of Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony …

'Deeply concerned about...': US welcomes jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny being located
11 months, 4 weeks ago

'Deeply concerned about...': US welcomes jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny being located

India TV News  

The United States has welcomed reports about incarcerated Russian leader and fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, being located near the Arctic Circle, and expressed concern about his well-being and called for his immediate release, according to the US Department of State. Navalny was located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle after nearly three weeks of …

'Missing' Putin critic Alexei Navalny found after nearly 3 weeks, in prison with 'highest possible level of isolation'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

'Missing' Putin critic Alexei Navalny found after nearly 3 weeks, in prison with 'highest possible level of isolation'

Live Mint  

Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had gone “missing” from prison in December. Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is alive and being held in a prison north of the Arctic Circle, Reuters quoted his spokesperson as saying on Monday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said he was located in a prison colony in …

Imprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Imprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said he was located in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 kilometers northeast of …

Kremlin foe Alexey Navalny located in Arctic jail weeks after contact lost
1 year ago

Kremlin foe Alexey Navalny located in Arctic jail weeks after contact lost

Al Jazeera  

The Russian opposition leader has been tracked down to a prison above the Arctic Circle, one of the harshest in Russia. Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been tracked down to a prison north of the Arctic Circle, his spokeswoman says after supporters lost touch with him for more than two weeks. Navalny’s lawyer managed to see him on …

Where is Putin critic Alexei Navalny? Russian leader absent at court hearing
1 year ago

Where is Putin critic Alexei Navalny? Russian leader absent at court hearing

Hindustan Times  

Allies of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said they were searching for him for a 13th day after he failed to appear in court Monday. Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Navalny had multiple hearings scheduled, some of which were suspended after the politician who is …

UN expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system
1 year ago

UN expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system

Associated Press  

The United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights in Russia said Monday that she is concerned about imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after his legal team and allies reported they have been unable to locate him since making contact 13 days ago. Navalny’s allies said he failed to appear in court as expected Monday and they were still searching …

The mysterious prison disappearance of Putin’s most powerful opponent, Alexei Navalny
1 year ago

The mysterious prison disappearance of Putin’s most powerful opponent, Alexei Navalny

The Independent  

Russia’s best-known opposition figure Alexei Navalny has gone missing, from the one place you would have thought no one could go missing: a high-security Russian prison camp. There have been reports in recent months that his health was failing – reports that are particularly disturbing, given Navalny’s apparent fitness when he returned from Germany in January, 2021. Clearly, given the …

As Navalny vanishes from view in Russia, an ally calls it a Kremlin ploy to deepen his isolation
1 year ago

As Navalny vanishes from view in Russia, an ally calls it a Kremlin ploy to deepen his isolation

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The loss of contact with Alexei Navalny at the prison colony where the opposition leader was being held likely signals a Kremlin effort to tighten his isolation while President Vladimir Putin runs for reelection over the next three months, Navalny’s spokeswoman said Tuesday. Once at a new facility, prison officials there are legally obliged to notify relatives or …

Kremlin slams US 'interference' as Navalny's allies express concerns over his whereabouts
1 year ago

Kremlin slams US 'interference' as Navalny's allies express concerns over his whereabouts

Firstpost  

Navalny’s team claimed that the politician, serving a 19-year sentence, missed several court hearings, and his lawyers were informed of his removal from the prison The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised what it deemed as US “interference” in the case of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose whereabouts remain unknown according to his allies. Navalny’s team claimed that the politician, serving …

Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘missing’ from prison months ahead of Presidential Elections
1 year ago

Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘missing’ from prison months ahead of Presidential Elections

Live Mint  

Alexei Navalny, Russia's main opposition leader and a bitter critic of President Vladimir Putin is missing from the prison he was lodged in, as per his legal team. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Vladimir Putin has denied all such allegations and claimed that Russia “would have finished" the job if they wanted to kill Alexei Navalny. But, the supporters of Alexei Navalny claim …

Allies say Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny removed from prison
1 year ago

Allies say Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny removed from prison

Al Jazeera  

A spokesperson for the Russian opposition figure says that prison officials have refused to say where he was transferred. A spokesperson for Alexey Navalny has said that the Russian opposition leader has been removed from the prison where he was being held and that his whereabouts are unknown. “We’re deeply concerned by these reports that he’s now been gone for …

Russia's jailed opposition leader Navalny disappears mysteriously ahead of Presidential elections
1 year ago

Russia's jailed opposition leader Navalny disappears mysteriously ahead of Presidential elections

India TV News  

Barely four months before the Russian Presidential elections, allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers had heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court on Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman …

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny
1 year ago

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. You’ll know before I do.” He said that the charges were part of the Kremlin’s desire to “initiate a new criminal case against me every three months.” Never before has a convict in solitary confinement for more than a year had such a rich social …

Russia sentences an ally of exiled Alexei Navalny to eight years in absentia
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia sentences an ally of exiled Alexei Navalny to eight years in absentia

Live Mint  

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced an ally of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to eight years prison in absentia for criticising Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. A Moscow court sentenced him to eight years for "spreading fake information about the Russia army" under legislation used to stifle criticism. Organisations founded by Navalny have been banned in Russia, and in August …

Vladimir Putin critic Navalny refuses to leave his jail cell for court hearing
1 year, 2 months ago

Vladimir Putin critic Navalny refuses to leave his jail cell for court hearing

Hindustan Times  

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday refused to leave his cell and skipped a court hearing, protesting after prison officials took away all of his writing supplies, his allies said. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year prison term, was due to participate in a court hearing via video link on Monday on one of many lawsuits he had …

Russian authorities detain lawyers for Alexei Navalny as pressure mounts on political prisoners
1 year, 2 months ago

Russian authorities detain lawyers for Alexei Navalny as pressure mounts on political prisoners

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Friday detained three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, his allies said, a step that comes amid increasing pressure on the Kremlin’s critics. With Navalny being held in a special punitive facility in the colony, he is not allowed any phone calls and hardly any visits from anyone but …

Russia detains 3 lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after raids
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia detains 3 lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after raids

LA Times  

Russian authorities Friday detained three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, the dissident politician’s allies said, a step that comes amid increasing pressure on the Kremlin’s critics. With Navalny being held in a special punitive facility in the colony, he is not allowed any phone calls and hardly any visits from anyone but his lawyers, …

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