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 that the opposition leader posed one of the biggest political threats to Russian President Vladimir Putin and that's why he remains in prison under the charges they claim as "bogus". Against Ukraine invasion Apart from being a direct challenge to Vladimir Putin's authority, Alexei Navalny also led a campaign from prison against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

A trial begins for lawyers who once represented the Kremlin’s late foe Alexei Navalny
3 months, 1 week 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 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Russia adds Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist
5 months, 1 week 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
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 …

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, 1 week 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 …

Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up
9 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 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 …

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 …

Navalny’s widow calls for Russia election day gatherings on March 17 to show dismay with Putin
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Navalny’s widow calls for Russia election day gatherings on March 17 to show dismay with Putin

Associated Press  

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison three weeks ago, called on his supporters on Wednesday to join a protest of this month’s presidential election that Navalny devised shortly before his still-unexplained death. Yulia Navalnaya asked Russians opposed to President Vladimir Putin to get in line at voting stations on March 17, the …

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power

Associated Press  

This story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. “Russia is no longer an authoritarian state -– it is a totalitarian state,” said Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights group focused on political repression. “All these repressions are aimed at suppressing any independent expression about Russia’s political system, about the actions …

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. …

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 …

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 …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
9 months, 3 weeks 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
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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

The Independent  

✕ Close Related: Alexei Navalny’s mother demands Vladimir Putin returns her son’s body 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 …

Donald Trump equates himself to Alexei Navalny, 'am also a victim of...'
10 months ago

Donald Trump equates himself to Alexei Navalny, 'am also a victim of...'

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump drew a parallel between himself and the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny on Tuesday night, saying that he faced the same kind of persecution as Navalny did from the Russian government. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe He made this remark during a town hall event hosted by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, where he said, “It’s a form of Navalny, …

In post about dead Russian opposition leader Navalny, Trump talks of his own legal problems
10 months 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 – the man who knew too much
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny – the man who knew too much

The Independent  

The reason why it all happened is one man’s hatred and fear – one man hiding in a bunker. Navalny’s death, announced yesterday with typical nonchalance by prison authorities, coincided with the start of the Munich Security Conference, the annual gathering of the world’s political and military leaders. open image in gallery Navalny attends a march for murdered Putin critic …

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 is either dead, in exile abroad or in prison at home. What happens now?
10 months ago

Most of Russia’s opposition is either dead, in exile abroad or in prison at home. What happens now?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. Graeme Robertson, a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a book about Putin and contemporary Russian politics, says the biggest problem that has plagued the Russian opposition “is …

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 …

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

Alexei Navalny's body found with bruises on head, chest: Report
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny's body found with bruises on head, chest: Report

India Today  

The body of Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who died in a Russian prison, was reported to have bruising on his head and chest, according to a Russian newspaper citing a paramedic professional. The unnamed source, identified as an experienced paramedic, said Navalny’s head and chest were bruised when his body arrived at the mortuary, …

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

US envoy visits Navalny's shrine after Biden blames Putin for his death, reminds Russia ‘world is watching’
10 months ago

US envoy visits Navalny's shrine after Biden blames Putin for his death, reminds Russia ‘world is watching’

Hindustan Times  

Lynne Tracy, the United States Ambassador to Russia, laid flowers at Moscow's Solovetsky Stone in memory of Russian President Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic Circle jail while serving 19 years on extremism charges. Lynne Tracy, the US Ambassador to Russia, laid flowers at Moscow's Solovetsky Stone in memory of Putin critic Alexei Navalny, She visited …

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

Alexei Navalny mocked Vladimir Putin regularly — in Russia, dissent can come with lethal consequences
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny mocked Vladimir Putin regularly — in Russia, dissent can come with lethal consequences

ABC  

Alexei Navalny, who was found dead in prison on Friday, got under the skin of Vladimir Putin like no-one else. "He's never participated in any debates or campaigned in an election," Navalny said of Putin during his fateful court hearing in February 2021 that led his long-term imprisonment. Navalny, 'the president Russia never got', dead at 47 Photo shows Alexei …

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