Russian spymaster said opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes
9 months, 2 weeks 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 broadcast by Russian state television. “Navalny has died of natural causes.” Navalny died on Feb. 16 at Penal Colony No. Russian authorities still haven’t announced the cause of his death at age 47 and many Western leaders blamed it on Putin, an accusation the Kremlin angrily rejected.

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'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader : NPR's Book of the Day : NPR
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader : NPR's Book of the Day : NPR

NPR  

'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader : NPR's Book of the Day Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, died in a Siberian prison this past February–and in his diary entries, Navalny wrote that he knew he might not make it out alive. The book details some of Navalny's darkest moments in his fight for a …

Column: Poisoned, imprisoned and essentially killed by Putin, Alexei Navalny somehow never lost hope
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Column: Poisoned, imprisoned and essentially killed by Putin, Alexei Navalny somehow never lost hope

LA Times  

Alexei Navalny at a protest in Moscow in 2019. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to die by nerve agent — the kind of poison Russian President Vladimir Putin is known to use against his enemies — I highly recommend Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir, “Patriot.” The story begins in the summer of 2020. “When I’m asked what it’s like …

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

Russian opposition leader Navalny believed he would die in prison, excerpts from his memoir show
2 months, 1 week ago

Russian opposition leader Navalny believed he would die in prison, excerpts from his memoir show

LA Times  

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison. “Patriot” was announced in April by publisher Alfred A. Knopf who called it the late politician’s “final letter to the world.” According to Knopf, Navalny began working on the book while recovering from the poisoning and continued writing it in …

Former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's memoir says he believed he would die in prison
2 months, 1 week 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 …

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

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny’s death, his widow says
4 months, 1 week ago

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny’s death, his widow says

Associated Press  

Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in an Arctic penal colony, his widow Yulia said Thursday. In a video published Thursday on social media, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, said she received a letter from Russian investigators detailing the cause of her husband’s death. In the video, Navalnaya …

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges
5 months, 2 weeks 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, US official says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, US official says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February, according to an official 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 …

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Putin didn’t directly order Alexei Navalny’s Feb death, U.S. spy agencies find
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin didn’t directly order Alexei Navalny’s Feb death, U.S. spy agencies find

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—Alexei Navalny’s February death in an Arctic penal colony prompted a new wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s economy, upended delicate negotiations to exchange prisoners between Russia and the West, and left Russia’s limited opposition in disarray. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed at the notoriously brutal prison camp in February, people familiar with …

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison: ‘It happens…’
9 months 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 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 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, 1 week 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 …

Navalny allies carry on his movement with ‘Noon Against Putin’ protest at polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Navalny allies carry on his movement with ‘Noon Against Putin’ protest at polls

LA Times  

People walk toward Borisovskoye Cemetery for the funeral ceremony of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on March 1. That’s when Navalny’s team — with the endorsement of his widow, Yulia Navalnaya — is calling for a protest dubbed “Noon Against Putin.” They are asking Russians to flock to polling stations Sunday at noon local time across the country’s …

With Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power
9 months, 1 week ago

With Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power

New Indian Express  

TALLINN: Alexei Navalny’s team is used to working independently. After the initial shock wore off, Navalny's closest allies returned to the work that cost his freedom and his life: undermining Putin’s iron-fisted grip on power. That's when Navalny’s team — with the endorsement of his widow, Yulia Navalnaya — is calling for a protest dubbed “Noon Against Putin.” They are …

Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'died his own death', says Russian spymaster
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'died his own death', says Russian spymaster

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'died his own death' - due to natural causes - said Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief, Sergei Naryshkin on Tuesday. Navalny, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent, died last month, aged 47, in an Arctic penal colony last month and there has been widespread speculation over the Russian President's involvement in his death. …

Navalny’s mother brings flowers to his grave a day after thousands attended his funeral in Moscow
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Navalny’s mother brings flowers to his grave a day after thousands attended his funeral in Moscow

Associated Press  

Lyudmila Navalnaya and Alla Abrosimova, the mother and mother-in-law of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, were among mourners who brought flowers to his grave in Moscow on Saturday, a day after thousands turned his funeral into one of the largest recent displays of dissent. Under a heavy police watch, thousands bid farewell Friday to Navalny after his still-unexplained death two …

AP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Russians say final farewell at funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Associated Press  

Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow to bid farewell to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, two weeks after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. Police, right, observe as people walk towards the Borisovskoye Cemetery for the funeral ceremony of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1, 2024. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s …

Russians embrace hope amid despair as Alexei Navalny says his final goodbye
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russians embrace hope amid despair as Alexei Navalny says his final goodbye

Associated Press  

Russians have seen many images of Alexei Navalny — a firebrand protest leader with a bullhorn. “What was done to him is incredibly difficult to accept and get through it,” said Nadezhda Ivanova, a mourner who stood outside the church where Navalny’s funeral service was held. “Today we say farewell to a truly great man and see him to his …

Alexei Navalny, who galvanised opposition to Putin, is laid to rest after his death in prison
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny, who galvanised opposition to Putin, is laid to rest after his death in prison

The Hindu  

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell on Friday to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. Mr. Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, spent eight days trying to get authorities to release the body following his February 16 death at Penal Colony No. “Unknown people are …

Watch as Alexei Navalny buried at Russian cemetery
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch as Alexei Navalny buried at Russian cemetery

The Independent  

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’Nothing to say to Navalny’s family’: Kremlin days after leader’s death
9 months, 3 weeks ago

’Nothing to say to Navalny’s family’: Kremlin days after leader’s death

Live Mint  

Days after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, the Kremlin on 1 March said that it has nothing to say to his family, reported Reuters. Meanwhile, the Kremlin on Friday warned against any unsanctioned gatherings during the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, AFP quoted Russian news agencies as saying. Earlier on 16 February, Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's …

Alexei Navalny laid to rest in funeral attended by thousands
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny laid to rest in funeral attended by thousands

Associated Press  

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny!” Some also shouted, “You weren’t afraid, neither are we!” and later “No to war!” “Russia without Putin!” and “Russia will be free!” People watch as workers …

Navalny’s Moscow funeral takes place under shadow of repression
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Navalny’s Moscow funeral takes place under shadow of repression

The Hindu  

The funeral of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is scheduled to be held in Moscow on Friday, with mourners braving the risk of arrest to come and pay their respects. Mr. Putin, who famously never said Navalny’s name in public, has not commented on the death, which sparked outrage among Western leaders and the Russian opposition. Mr. Putin’s spokesman, …

Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence

LA Times  

Relatives and friends pay their last respects at the coffin of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Moscow church on Friday. Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny!” Some also shouted, …

Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny laid to rest in Moscow | WATCH
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny laid to rest in Moscow | WATCH

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian opposition leader and a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, was laid to rest in the Church of Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow, in the presence of over a thousand of his supporters amid tight security. Image Source : REUTERSPolice officers near hundreds of Alexei Navalny's supporters They even accused Russian authorities of …

Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held on Friday in Moscow, widow worried about possible arrests
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held on Friday in Moscow, widow worried about possible arrests

Live Mint  

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's funeral will be held in Moscow on Friday, his wife Yulia announced, but she said she was unsure if it would pass off peacefully and that plans for a civil memorial service had been blocked Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's funeral will be held in Moscow on Friday, his wife Yulia announced, but she said …

Alexei Navalny’s funeral to be held on March 1, says spokesperson
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny’s funeral to be held on March 1, says spokesperson

The Hindu  

The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on March 1 in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said. His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow’s southeast Maryino district on March 1 afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said February 27. …

Russia: Alexei Navalny's funeral will be held on Friday
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia: Alexei Navalny's funeral will be held on Friday

Associated Press  

The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place Friday in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said. Yarmysh described the difficulties his team encountered in trying to find a site for a funeral, saying that most venues claimed they were fully …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral to be held in Moscow on Friday
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Navalny aide says the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death
9 months, 3 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 was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, claims ally
9 months, 4 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
9 months, 4 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
9 months, 4 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
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 …

What Navalny’s death means for Russia, Putin and the world
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What Navalny’s death means for Russia, Putin and the world

Hindustan Times  

ALEXEI NAVALNY did not like tragedies. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Mr Navalny’s death was blamed by Russian prison authorities on a blood clot—though his doctor said he suffered from no condition which made that likely. It should be understood that Mr Navalny’s murder, the soaring number of political prisoners, the torture and beating of people across Russia, the assassination of Mr …

Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison
9 months, 4 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 …

Body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
10 months ago

Body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

The Hindu  

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said on February 24 on his social media account. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Navalny’s body to his mother. …

Ally of late Kremlin critic Navalny says authorities threaten to bury him on prison grounds
10 months ago

Ally of late Kremlin critic Navalny says authorities threaten to bury him on prison grounds

New Indian Express  

An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline to agree to forgo a public funeral or else they’ll bury him on prison grounds. Investigators gave Lyudmila Navalnaya three hours to accept a proposal for a private funeral outside the public eye, Navalny’s close associate Ivan Zhdanov said on …

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

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