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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 …

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Did Moscow order the death of the oligarchs’ London lawyer?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Moscow order the death of the oligarchs’ London lawyer?

The Independent  

It is 6.56pm, Wednesday 3 March 2004. “Stephen was the smartest lawyer I ever met,” says Samuelson, who had worked in Russia since the late 1980s and shared an office with Curtis. “I suggest you move the money out of Switzerland, into London and spread the funds among several accounts.” open image in gallery Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky leaving London’s …

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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 …

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Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled
2 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled

Raw Story  

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday, risks becoming the latest in a long line of Kremlin critics slapped with heavy jail terms. Jailed Russia's main opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-made nerve agent, on a trip to Siberia in 2020. Exiled Some of Putin's high-profile critics have been based abroad …

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2 Russian news sites, legal aid group, close under pressure
3 years, 4 months ago

2 Russian news sites, legal aid group, close under pressure

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Two Russian news outlets and a legal aid group backed by a leading Kremlin critic shut down Thursday after authorities blocked their websites, the government’s latest moves targeting independent media, opposition supporters and human rights activists ahead of Russia’s September parliamentary election. The Otkrytye Media and MBKh Media news sites, as well the Pravozashchita Otkrytki legal aid group, …

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AP Interview: Kremlin cracking down on dissent before vote
3 years, 6 months ago

AP Interview: Kremlin cracking down on dissent before vote

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian authorities are cracking down on dissent before a crucial parliamentary election in September, in what a leading Kremlin critic on Tuesday described as an attempt to sideline opponents. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian tycoon who moved to London after spending a decade in prison in Russia on charges widely seen as political revenge for challenging President Vladimir Putin’s …

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Russian activist Navalny’s foundation calls on Biden to sanction Putin’s closest allies
3 years, 10 months ago

Russian activist Navalny’s foundation calls on Biden to sanction Putin’s closest allies

CNN  

Moscow CNN — The foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high profile Russian figures it says are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation said it had submitted a broader list of 35 people in total in a letter addressed to …

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