Analysis-The Kremlin saw off Navalny – what now for Russia’s opposition?
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – On the night he celebrated extending his rule to at least 2030, Russian President Vladimir Putin did something very unusual: for the first time in memory,…
From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin’s Russia will one day crumble
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – 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…
Russia’s Navalny jokes about freezing ‘Polar Wolf’ prison conditions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most prominent jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, heaped ironic praise on Tuesday on the polar conditions at the prison north of the Arctic Circle where he was moved…
US welcomes Russia’s Navalny being located, concerned for his well-being
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed reports on Monday that jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had been located but remained “deeply concerned” about his well-being, the U.S.…
Navalny aides voice fears for his health after prison faint
(Reuters) – Aides to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Friday they were seriously worried about his health and had been unable to contact him for three days. Navalny, 47,…
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has been handed new criminal charges
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on social media on Friday that he had been informed of new criminal charges against him. Navalny, 47, is already serving sentences in a penal…
Russia’s Navalny calls lawyers’ arrest illegal, says he’s isolated
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday condemned the arrest of three of his lawyers, calling it an illegal action that showed the weakness of the…
Navalny admonishes ‘corrupt’ Russian elite after being handed 19 more years in jail
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – (Please note strong language in paragraph four) Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny admonished the Russian elite on Friday for its venality, expressing hatred for those…
Jailed Russian opposition politician Navalny gets 19 more years in prison, says his team
MELEKHOVO, Russia (Reuters) -Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was sentenced on Friday to an additional 19 years in prison after being found guilty on a series of new charges, Navalny’s supporters…
Factbox-What are Russia’s new charges against jailed Putin foe Navalny?
(Reuters) – Russian state prosecutors have asked a court to sentence jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in a penal colony on various criminal charges including extremism, with…
Mock jail cell of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny unveiled before NATO summit
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – A mock prison cell imitating one in which prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has spent months of solitary confinement was put on display in Vilnius…
Can I have a kangaroo? Navalny taunts Russian prison with bizarre requests
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host…
Scores of world figures urge Putin to free Navalny in open letter
(Reuters) – Scores of famous figures, including writers and actors, have signed an open letter urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to free opposition politician Alexei Navalny and to end what they called…
Russia’s Navalny faces new charges after prison ‘provocation’ – lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, faces the prospect of new criminal charges after in effect being forced to break the rules of the maximum security penal colony where…
Factbox: Who is Alexei Navalny and what does he say of Russia, Putin and death?
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost 8 kg in jail and is suffering an illness that could be some sort of slow acting…
Aide to Russia’s Navalny steps aside in furore over sanctions letter to EU
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A top aide to jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that he was stepping aside after calling on the European Union to lift sanctions…
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he’s in harsher solitary cell for six months
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he had been moved to a harsher “cell-type” regime of solitary confinement for the next six months where he would be…
Russia’s Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he was suffering worsening back pain from long spells in solitary confinement that he said were part of a deliberate strategy…
Russia’s Navalny says he has been put in solitary punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday said he has been transferred to a solitary punishment cell, a development he said was clearly designed to shut him up. Navalny,…
Russia’s Navalny says he is back in solitary confinement
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he had been placed in solitary confinement for 14 days for refusing to wash a fence. In a message posted on…
Navalny says he’s lost attorney-client privilege in prison
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that prison authorities were stripping him of his attorney-client privilege, with all correspondence with his legal team now subject to…
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny in solitary confinement yet again – Twitter feed
LONDON (Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday that he had been thrown into solitary confinement for the third time this month to punish him for his political…
Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he is back in punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that prison authorities had transferred him to a punishment cell for the second time this month at the facility where he…
Scholz denounces Russian repression on 2nd anniversary of Navalny poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia’s clampdown on freedom of speech. In…
Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he’s in punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday that prison authorities had thrown him into a punishment cell for a minor rules infraction after he tried to encourage fellow…
Russia’s Navalny says he faces new criminal case, up to 15 more years in jail
LONDON – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday he has been charged in a new criminal case and faces up to 15 more years on top of his existing sentence…
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