Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony
1 year ago

Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony

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Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony Enlarge this image toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP Pavel Golovkin/AP 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. Sponsor Message His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was located in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region about 1,900 kilometers northeast of Moscow. While Putin's reelection is all but certain, given his overwhelming control over the country's political scene and a widening crackdown on dissent, Navalny's supporters and other critics hope to use the campaign to erode public support for the Kremlin leader and his military action in Ukraine. Navalny has been behind bars in Russia since January 2021, when he returned to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

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From Navalny’s Tragedy to Trump’s Return: 2024’s Key Events
1 week, 3 days ago

From Navalny’s Tragedy to Trump’s Return: 2024’s Key Events

Deccan Chronicle  

From the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to the abrupt collapse of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, here’s a look back at the defining events of 2024. The Death of Alexei Navalny In February, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison, according to a statement from Russia’s state prison service. AI’s Leap into the Mainstream Artificial Intelligence …

A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Memoir Offers Inspiring Insights into the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Memoir Offers Inspiring Insights into the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy

The Hindu  

The memoir of Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition leader in Russia, offers a poignant and powerful testament to resilience and the enduring fight for freedom and democracy. Navalny's book chronicles his experiences in prison, from the fall of the Soviet Union to his imprisonment and torture. Despite the harsh conditions and the constant threat of arrest and torture, he maintains …

A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Postponed Memoir Offers Insight into a Life Lived in Perilous Times
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Postponed Memoir Offers Insight into a Life Lived in Perilous Times

Hindustan Times  

The article recounts the resilience of Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition leader in Russia, who endured years of imprisonment and torture in prison. Despite facing relentless pressure and attempts to silence him, Navalny never lost hope and continued to fight for democracy and human rights. His memoir offers valuable insights into the challenges faced by dissidents and the importance of …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience

The Independent  

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A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Memoir Offers Inspiring Insights into the Struggle for Freedom
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

A Testament to Resilience: Alexei Navalny's Memoir Offers Inspiring Insights into the Struggle for Freedom

Associated Press  

A testament to resilience, Alexei Navalny's memoir offers inspiring insights into the struggle for freedom. The book chronicles his journey from the fall of the Soviet Union to his imprisonment and death. Navalny shares his experiences with boredom, isolation, and suffering, while also offering advice on how to confront adversity and never give up hope. The memoir also reveals Navalny's …

Former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's memoir says he believed he would die in prison
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's memoir says he believed he would die in prison

ABC  

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to a posthumous memoir that will be published on October 22. Former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was meant to be included in prisoner swap Photo shows A close-up photo of a man in a gingham …

A trial begins for lawyers who once represented the Kremlin’s late foe Alexei Navalny
3 months, 4 weeks ago

A trial begins for lawyers who once represented the Kremlin’s late foe Alexei Navalny

Associated Press  

PETUSHKI, Russia — Three lawyers who once represented the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny went on trial Thursday in Russia, part of the Kremlin’s unrelenting crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times. Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were arrested in October 2023 on charges of involvement with extremist groups, as Navalny’s networks were deemed …

Russia's top court extends detention for Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia's top court extends detention for Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges

The Independent  

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Russia’s top court refuses to release Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia’s top court refuses to release Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing charges of extremism. 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 …

A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Russia adds Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia adds Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist

New Indian Express  

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday added opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to its list of "terrorists" and "extremists," two days after it issued an arrest warrant for the exiled dissident. Navalnaya has vowed to continue the work of her husband Alexei Navalny, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's main opponent who died in an Arctic prison in unclear circumstances in February. Her personal details …

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges
6 months ago

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges

ABC  

A Russian court has ordered the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be arrested in absentia, as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. Mr Navalny, the fiercest political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in February in an Arctic penal colony while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that he condemned as politically …

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
8 months, 1 week ago

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says

LA Times  

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death in February of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to one familiar with the determination. While U.S. officials believe Putin was ultimately responsible for the death of Navalny, who endured brutal conditions during his confinement, the intelligence community has found “no smoking gun” that the …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Live Mint  

Two years after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. “Putin’s choice reflects a view that Russia can only address its non-competitiveness by changing the world around Russia, and most critically, by changing the European security system,” Mr Covington wrote in 2015. “The true elite,” Mr Putin said, “should be formed …

Russia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia extends deadline for preliminary probe into Kremlin foe Navalny’s death in prison, ally says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities have extended the deadline for a preliminary probe into the still unexplained death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his ally said Wednesday. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, said on the messaging app Telegram that the deadline has been extended until April 20, which means that “there is still no official information …

A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism
9 months, 1 week ago

A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism

Associated Press  

A Moscow court on Friday ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other dissidents to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. She is accused of collecting material, producing and editing videos and publications for Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption, which had been outlawed as extremist …

Moscow detains 6 Russian journalists, including one who covered Alexei Navalny's trials: Report
9 months, 1 week ago

Moscow detains 6 Russian journalists, including one who covered Alexei Navalny's trials: Report

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday. Russia's President Vladimir Putin Antonina Favorskaya was detained and accused by Russian authorities of taking part in an “extremist organization” by posting on the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. Russian President Vladimir Putin In his first comments to address Navalny’s death, Putin said of the dissident’s demise: “It happens. Putin said Monday, also without offering any …

Putin Says He Agreed to Navalny Prisoner Swap
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin Says He Agreed to Navalny Prisoner Swap

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he had agreed to exchange Alexei Navalny with prisoners in the West days before the Russian opposition politician dropped dead in an Arctic penal colony. For months, members of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation had been advocating for a deal that would have seen Russia release Navalny, who was serving sentences amounting to 30 years on …

Commenting on Navalny's death for first time, Putin says he supported prisoner swap for his foe
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Commenting on Navalny's death for first time, Putin says he supported prisoner swap for his foe

New Indian Express  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. In his first comments to address Navalny's death, Putin said of the dissident's demise: "It happens. Navalny's allies last month also said that talks with Russian and …

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

New Indian Express  

WARSAW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday. Ever since the previously little-known KGB agent became president on New Year's Eve 1999, he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel, banning …

Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” on Wednesday of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized. “Unfortunately Belarussian people can’t feel safe even being abroad,” the Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who lives in exile in Lithuania, said. “I think the aim of such …

Ally of the late Alexei Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ally of the late Alexei Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania

LA Times  

An image on Navalny Team’s Telegram channel shows the injured Leonid Volkov, an ally and top strategist of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” on Wednesday of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized. Perpetrators will have to answer for their …

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
9 months, 4 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 …

Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes
10 months ago

Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes

Associated Press  

Russia’s spymaster said Tuesday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes, a statement that appeared to reflect the Kremlin’s efforts to assuage international outrage over the death of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe. Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the top spy agency known under its Russian acronym SVR, made the statement in an interview …

Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes
10 months ago

Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes

The Independent  

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Watch as Alexei Navalny buried at Russian cemetery
10 months, 1 week ago

Watch as Alexei Navalny buried at Russian cemetery

The Independent  

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Life inside Russia's penal colonies for Vladimir Putin's political prisoners
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
10 months, 1 week ago

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Mr. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for striking …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held in Moscow on Friday
10 months, 1 week ago

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held in Moscow on Friday

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose death on February 16 in an Arctic penal colony sent shockwaves through the world, will be buried in Moscow on Friday, said his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, after efforts to obtain a hall allowing the anti-corruption activist's supporters to bid farewell to him failed. "The funeral will take place the day after tomorrow and …

What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
10 months, 2 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 …

Navalny aide says the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Navalny Aides Say The Russian Opposition Leader Was Close To Being Freed Before His Death

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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 …

Alexei Navalny death: Putin critic was set to be freed in prisoner swap before he died, says aide — watch video
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: Putin critic was set to be freed in prisoner swap before he died, says aide — watch video

Live Mint  

Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny was set to be freed from prison in exchange for a Russian agent in Germany, but Putin ordered his killing, according to Navalny's associate Maria Pevchikh. Weeks before the death of Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, he was set to be freed from prison in exchange for a Russian agent imprisoned …

Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
10 months, 2 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 was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, claims ally
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, claims ally

The Hindu  

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, Maria Pevchikh, a Navalny ally, said on February 26, repeating her allegation that President Vladimir Putin had him killed. Speaking on YouTube, Ms. Pevchikh said talks about exchanging Navalny and two unnamed U.S. nationals for Vadim Krasikov, a Russian FSB …

Navalny was close to being freed from prison before his death, says ally
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Navalny was close to being freed from prison before his death, says ally

Al Jazeera  

Maria Pevchikh says Alexey Navalny was due to be freed in exchange for a Russian FSB assassin imprisoned in Germany. Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap before his sudden death, according to his ally Maria Pevchikh. In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, Pevchikh claimed the planned swap involved exchanging Navalny …

A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader's death, an associate says
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader's death, an associate says

New Indian Express  

She didn't identify the U.S. citizens that were supposedly part of the deal. There are several in custody in Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich arrested on espionage charges, and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, convicted of espionage and serving a long prison sentence. U.S. commentator Tucker Carlson earlier this month asked President Vladimir Putin …

Navalny's prison pen pal reveals how he stayed sane in arctic 'Polar Wolf' jail
10 months, 2 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 …

Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison

India Today  

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison on February 16, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman said. In a video recorded before the release of the body, Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accused "demonic" Putin of "torturing" the corpse of a political opponent. Alexei Navalny's body …

Russia threatening to bury Alexei Navalny on prison grounds, says his team
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia threatening to bury Alexei Navalny on prison grounds, says his team

Hindustan Times  

Russian authorities are threatening to bury Alexei Navalny on the grounds of the Arctic prison colony where he died unless his family agrees to a closed funeral, the opposition leader's team said Friday. "An hour ago, an investigator called Alexei's mother and gave her an ultimatum," Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Navalny's team …

Russian cultural figures seek release of Navalny's body
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian cultural figures seek release of Navalny's body

The Hindu  

Several leading Russian cultural figures and activists have called on authorities to release the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison colony last Friday. They include Nobel Prize winning editor Dmitry Muratov, protest rock band Pussy Riot member and activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, writer Victor Shenderovich and movie director Andrey Zvyagintsev. Navalny's supporters — who have …

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Hindustan Times  

TWO YEARS after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. In December an “almost naked” party of Russian celebrities and socialites in a private nightclub drew Mr Putin’s outrage and turned into a public shaming. “The true elite”, Mr Putin said, “should be formed from participants in the special military operation, …

The lonesome death of Alexei Navalny: Russia is back to its old ways
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The lonesome death of Alexei Navalny: Russia is back to its old ways

Live Mint  

Back in 2013, when Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was facing bogus criminal charges, I recalled when my great-grandfather, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, compared Russia to a tub full of dough. This is not to say that Navalny’s death was definitely a direct hit, ordered by Putin himself; life at Polar Wolf would destroy anyone’s health. Little did I know that …

Alexei Navalny death latest: UK first country to issue sanctions over killing of Putin critic in prison
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death latest: UK first country to issue sanctions over killing of Putin critic in prison

The Independent  

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Did KGB-style punch to the heart kill Alexei Navalny?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Did KGB-style punch to the heart kill Alexei Navalny?

Firstpost  

It’s been five days since Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony, where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence. Now, a human rights activist claims that a single blow to the heart, a technique used by KGB operatives, is the likely reason for the dissident’s demise A woman holds a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as …

Alexei Navalny timeline: The life of Russian opposition leader from poisoning to prison
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny timeline: The life of Russian opposition leader from poisoning to prison

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. Navalny was moved from his former prison in the …

UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia’s Navalny died

Al Jazeera  

Cameron promises to hold those responsible accountable, as Navalny’s mother takes legal action to recover his body. The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on six officials overseeing the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died. The sanctions, announced by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday, target the head and five deputy heads of the IK-3 penal …

Alexei Navalny's last walk and the haunting legacy of Russia's Arctic Circle Prison
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny's last walk and the haunting legacy of Russia's Arctic Circle Prison

Firstpost  

The “Arctic Circle Prison”, or the “Polar Wolf” was officially named FKU IK-3 and is a men’s maximum security corrective colony located in the town of Kharp located in the Priuralsky district in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” said Winston Churchill famously. There has been global bedlam, since Alexei Navalny, …

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