Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says
4 years, 6 months ago

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who survived novichok poisoning from the Salisbury attack has said the targeting of Alexei Navalny has “given Russia some strength to carry on and get away with it”. Mr Navalny was Litvinenko’s wife, Marina, said she was “absolutely shocked” by news of the new attack, adding: “Unfortunately, it happened again.” “Until the last two weeks escaped from very serious assassinations, he spent time in prison, he spent time under house arrest, he was attacked a few times but an attempted poisoning – I didn’t believe it one day would happen,” she told BBC News. She praised Germany for making a “strict accusation” against Russia, but added: “Before when it all happened in the UK with my husband and after that two years ago, with the Skripal case, there was international community support but there was not a strong response.” open image in gallery Alexei Navalny remains in a coma in a German hospital On Wednesday, German chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr Navalny was the victim of “attempted murder by poisoning” with novichok and added that the aim was to “silence” his opposition to Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow wanted to find out what exact substance caused Mr Navalny to fall ill, adding: “According to the version of our doctors it wasn’t a poisoning.”

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A year without Alexei Navalny: Can Russia ever break free from Putinism?
1 month, 1 week ago

A year without Alexei Navalny: Can Russia ever break free from Putinism?

India Today  

Alex Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, died on this day last year in the Arctic Circle penal colony where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence on extremist charges that he rejected as politically motivated. It has been a year since he died, but Russia's Opposition remains weak and has failed to find a leader as fearless …

History Today: How Russia arrested Navalny on his return from Germany
2 months, 1 week ago

History Today: How Russia arrested Navalny on his return from Germany

Firstpost  

Today, January 17, is remembered in history as the day Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny set foot in Moscow after five months in Germany followed by his arrest at the Sheremetyevo Airport in 2021. Here’s what took place on this day Alexei Navalny was detained shortly after landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. In 2021, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny returned …

Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Neil Basu led the 2018 investigation into the Salisbury poisonings …

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

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
5 months, 1 week ago

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?

The Independent  

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Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
5 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal believes Vladimir Putin personally ordered …

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told
5 months, 1 week ago

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told

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. When Ms Sturgess was poisoned by Novichok four months …

Navalny’s prison diary: Guards slipped sweets in his pocket to ‘undermine’ hunger strike as he lost 1kg a day
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Navalny’s prison diary: Guards slipped sweets in his pocket to ‘undermine’ hunger strike as he lost 1kg a day

The Independent  

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Was Alexei Navalny poisoned in the Arctic penal colony? New 'leaked' evidence makes claims about the fierce Vladimir Putin foe's death
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Was Alexei Navalny poisoned in the Arctic penal colony? New 'leaked' evidence makes claims about the fierce Vladimir Putin foe's death

Daily Mail  

Alexei Navalny, 47, died in February with new evidence suggesting poisoning New 'leaked' evidence shows Vladimir Putin's most charismatic political foe was 'poisoned to death' in his hellhole Arctic jail. message to the people of Russia before his death If poisoning is correct, it is not the first time Vladimir Putin has sought to assassinate a politician who mocked him …

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges
8 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 …

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps
1 year, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps

The Independent  

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Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Held down and forced to swallow Novichok... That's the most likely explanation for the death of the heroic Alexei Navalny, concludes DAVID JONES following a forensic investigation that suggests Putin'
1 year, 1 month ago

Held down and forced to swallow Novichok... That's the most likely explanation for the death of the heroic Alexei Navalny, concludes DAVID JONES following a forensic investigation that suggests Putin'

Daily Mail  

During the depths of winter, just a handful of flights land each day at Salekhard airport, inside the Russian Arctic Circle. Alexei Navalny embracing his wife Yulia Navalnaya, who may be next on Putin's target list Navalny's death was clearly timed to remind the West of Putin's ruthlessness and expunge a rival ahead of next month's rigged 'election' Flowers placed …

Russia gives Alexei Navalny's mother an ultimatum over his body
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia gives Alexei Navalny's mother an ultimatum over his body

Daily Mail  

Russia has given Alexei Navalny's mother an ultimatum after she demanded that Kremlin officials give 'my son's body immediately'. Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said today that Russian authorities had told Lyudmila Navalnaya he would be buried in the penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to lay him to rest without a public funeral. Russian authorities …

Russian cultural figures seek release of Navalny's body
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Russia tells Alexei Navalny's mother: 'Agree within three hours to a private funeral for your son or we bury him in the prison'
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia tells Alexei Navalny's mother: 'Agree within three hours to a private funeral for your son or we bury him in the prison'

Daily Mail  

Russia has given Alexei Navalny's mother an ultimatum after she demanded that Kremlin officials return her son's body immediately. Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said today that Russian authorities had told Lyudmila Navalnaya that he would be buried in the penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to lay him to rest without a public funeral. Navalny, …

Putin critic Navalny’s mother says she has finally been shown his body
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin critic Navalny’s mother says she has finally been shown his body

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. Read our privacy policy Alexei Navalny’s mother has said …

Navalny’s widow Yulia is the leader we need after his cold-blooded murder, says key ally of Putin critic
1 year, 1 month ago

Navalny’s widow Yulia is the leader we need after his cold-blooded murder, says key ally of Putin critic

The Independent  

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The lonesome death of Alexei Navalny: Russia is back to its old ways
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'
1 year, 1 month ago

The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight against the Kremlin, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The spokesperson also dismissed her allegations that Mr. Putin had killed the country’s opposition leader as “unfounded” and “insolent.” In the video released on Monday, Yulia Navalnaya accused Mr. Putin of killing her …

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accuses Putin of murder, vows to fight for freedom
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accuses Putin of murder, vows to fight for freedom

India TV News  

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died mysteriously in prison, has accused President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and pledged to continue his struggle for a "free Russia," according to reports. In a video statement released Monday, she declared, "Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband, Alexey Navalny," and vowed to carry on …

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says widow Yulia’s accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are ‘unfounded and vulgar’. Let me finally see my son,” said Lyudmila Navalnaya in a video message on Tuesday, making her plea as the Kremlin denied any involvement in the death of Navalny on February 16 while serving a sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony above …

In post about dead Russian opposition leader Navalny, Trump talks of his own legal problems
1 year, 1 month ago

In post about dead Russian opposition leader Navalny, Trump talks of his own legal problems

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 72 hours after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘s death in an Arctic penal colony, former President Donald Trump mentioned him by name for the first time in a post on his social media site that focused not on Navalny, but his own legal woes. But Trump made no mention of Putin or Navalny’s family …

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin

India Today  

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body is believed to be held after his death last week in an Arctic penal colony. She continued: “The main thing that we can do for Alexei and ourselves is to …

Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
1 year, 1 month ago

Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death

New Indian Express  

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a mortuary where his body is believed to be held after his death last week at an Arctic penal colony. Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband in …

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Associated Press  

Over 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Sunday that he wouldn’t “jump to conclusions” over Navalny’s death. Many lit candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of Navalny, …

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
1 year, 1 month ago

Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

LA Times  

A woman in Moscow lays flowers to pay respect to Alexei Navalny at a monument to political repression. More than 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Many lighted candles and placed flowers next to a memorial portrait of …

‘If they decide to kill me…’: Alexei Navalny’s video message before death
1 year, 1 month ago

‘If they decide to kill me…’: Alexei Navalny’s video message before death

Live Mint  

His supporters considered him Russia’s Nelson Mandela. On February 16, while on a walk, Alexei Navalny fell unconscious and never woke up. "Corruption is the foundation of contemporary Russia, it is the foundation of Mr Putin’s political power," Navalny told Reuters in an interview in 2011. Navalny got arrested many times for leading protests and faced several legal cases for …

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered?
1 year, 1 month ago

‘They killed him’: Was Putin’s critic Navalny murdered?

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin-aligned media have said Alexey Navalny had a blood clot. A day later, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent fainted and fell after a walk, and was pronounced dead two hours later, despite “numerous resuscitation attempts,” prison officials said. Navalny’s deputy blamed Putin for Navalny’s “murder.” “Specifically, it was Putin who killed him,” Ivan Zhdanov, who replaced Navalny as …

With Alexei Navalny’s death, Russia has taken another step into Stalinist barbarity
1 year, 1 month ago

With Alexei Navalny’s death, Russia has taken another step into Stalinist barbarity

The Independent  

The circumstances in which Alexei Navalny died are, typically, unclear, but they are plainly suspicious. And so, with his death, Russia has taken another step into Stalinist barbarity. That Navalny lost his life at the same time as world leaders were meeting at the Munich Security Conference doesn’t feel like much of a coincidence. Navalny’s wife, Yulia, was attending the …

Alexei Navalny was murdered by ‘killer Putin’, says friends of opposition figure
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny was murdered by ‘killer Putin’, says friends of opposition figure

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. “Both of our careers then mutated into anti-corruption activists …

Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?

Live Mint  

India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the developments. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny passed away on Friday at a ‘special regime’ penal colony in Russia. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the …

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death
1 year, 1 month ago

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death

Live Mint  

Russian officials have announced the death of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a high security prison above the Arctic Circle. Vladimir Putin should be personally held for all the atrocities they have committed in our country in the last years,” Yulia Navalnaya told the Munich Security Conference. According to details shared by the State Department, the top official also …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny Death: Meghan McCain says "blood on Putin's hands"
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny Death: Meghan McCain says "blood on Putin's hands"

Hindustan Times  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing state media. Al Jazeera cited a statement put out by state media quoting the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region, …

Alexei Navalny: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny dies: Russia's prison agency on Friday announced the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the age of 47. Alexei Navalny- Vladimir Putin's principal opponent • Navalny was a prominent figure in Russia's divided opposition, often likened to Nelson Mandela by his supporters who anticipated his eventual release from jail to lead the country. • Barred from running …

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny, jailed Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died, the prison service where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Navalny's team immediately suspected foul play, …

Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe, has died, officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe, has died, officials say

Associated Press  

Follow the latest updates on this story. Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s prison agency said. Russia’s prison agency says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe …

Alexei Navalny 'was brutally murdered by the Kremlin': Latvian president condemns Russia's regime as politician once poisoned by Vladimir Putin 'collapses and dies after a walk' in prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexei Navalny 'was brutally murdered by the Kremlin': Latvian president condemns Russia's regime as politician once poisoned by Vladimir Putin 'collapses and dies after a walk' in prison

Daily Mail  

Alexei Navalny was 'brutally murdered by the Kremlin,' Latvia's president has said, after Russia reported today the jailed opposition leader had 'collapsed and died'. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday Russian news outlets announced Navalny's death - citing the Siberian prison …

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble
1 year, 2 months ago

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble

The Hindu  

Russia’s most famous Opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin’s state would one day crumble along with the post-Soviet elite which he cast as venal, power-hungry and duplicitous. The owners of ‘golden passports’ and offshore accounts are now aggressive patriots,” Navalny said in a social media post facilitated by his supporters. One day we will look …

Nerve agents, poison, window falls: Many Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 7 months ago

Nerve agents, poison, window falls: Many Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

LA Times  

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, now imprisoned, is one of many Kremlin foes who have sickened or died under suspicious circumstances. A British inquiry found that Russian agents had killed Litvinenko, probably with Putin’s approval, but the Kremlin denied any involvement. Anna Politkovskaya, the newspaper journalist for Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the …

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s main opposition figure is serving a combined sentence of 11 and a half years for fraud and contempt of court. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says investigators have opened an “absurd terrorism” case against him, possibly leading to a further 30 years in jail. The state-owned TASS news agency reported that Russian investigators had also put 11 people …

Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Down With Mystery Ailment In Jail, 'Poisoning Possible': Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Down With Mystery Ailment In Jail, 'Poisoning Possible': Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Russia's most prominent opposition politician and President Vladimir Putin’s critic, Alexei Navalny, is suffering from severe stomach pain inside jail that could be an act of slow poisoning, news agency Reuters quoted his spokesperson as saying. "He doesn’t eat anything because he is prohibited from receiving parcels with food or to buy food in the prison store and …

Putin critique Navalny has acute stomach pain, ’maybe being poisoned’
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin critique Navalny has acute stomach pain, ’maybe being poisoned’

Live Mint  

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. Navalny was suffering from severe stomach pain, she said, and could not eat the prison food provided to him because it was making his pain worse and since Monday has has …

Aide: Jailed Russian opposition leader ill, perhaps poisoned
1 year, 11 months ago

Aide: Jailed Russian opposition leader ill, perhaps poisoned

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Anna Veduta, a Washington, DC-based vice president of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, told The Associated Press the 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he …

Alexei Navalny vows to keep resisting Moscow two years after returning to Russia
2 years, 2 months ago

Alexei Navalny vows to keep resisting Moscow two years after returning to Russia

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. Mr Navalny was arrested exactly two years ago as …

January 14, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 2 months ago

January 14, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The CNN film “Navalny” follows Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was poisoned in August 2020 with a nerve agent during a flight to Moscow. Navalny has been transferred into a solitary prison cell, according to tweets from himself and his staff, in what he described as a move designed to “shut me up.” Even while behind bars, his Instagram …

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?

LA Times  

The moment when Alexei Navalny gets a Russian agent to admit he was poisoned with a nerve agent placed in his underpants. Alexei Navalny, the Russian anti-corruption crusader and cheeky YouTube star, is the face of democratic opposition to Putin’s presidency. The emotional climax of a new film about Navalny is the moment he gets one of his would-be assassins, …

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