Alexei Navalny
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Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have appeared on a building in Vienna. The pictures have been spray-painted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister, behind a monument to Soviet soldiers. The monument portraying a Soviet soldier was built after Soviet troops took Vienna…
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In the latest example of a systematic campaign to restrict media freedom in Russia, the editor of an independent newspaper has reportedly been fined. Sergei Sokolov, of the Novaya Gazeta publication, had previously been detained by authorities for discrediting the army. Mr Sokolov said he did not agree with the charge against him. The official…
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Alexei Navalny’s plan for a Russian election day protest against Vladimir Putin will be his “last testament”, his top aide Leonid Volkov has said. The Kremlin critic, who died in a remote Arctic penal colony on 16 February, had said Russians should rally against Mr Putin by voting at a specific time on election day…
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‘Mistake’ for Navalny to return to Russia, ex-MI6 officer says It was “a mistake” for Alexei Navalny to return to Russia and his death will “definitely chill opposition in Russia”, a former British intelligence officer has said. Christopher Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6 from 2006 to 2009, said there were “some indications”…
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US and Germany were discussing Navalny prison swap, Western official says The US and Germany were having early discussions about a potential prisoner swap with Russia that would involve Alexei Navalny when he died, a Western official familiar with the discussions has said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said discussions had been in…
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United States president Joe Biden met with the widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, and his daughter, Dasha, on Thursday during the president’s trip to California. Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in prison last week at age 47. After her husband’s death, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of being involved in his death and…
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Russian authorities have given Alexei Navalny’s body back to his mother more than a week after the opposition leader’s death in an Arctic penal colony, according to Navalny’s spokesperson. Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that a funeral is to come and that they don’t know yet if authorities will allow the family to carry out…
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Navalny team offering cash reward for ‘information on his murder’ Alexei Navalny’s team are offering €50,000 for “valuable and complete information about the murder of Alexei Navalny”. The team have also offered to organise travel from whatever country those with information are in, if required – suggesting they will pay for those in Russia to…
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China’s foreign ministry declined to comment Saturday on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, describing it as ‘Russia’s internal affair.’ This is Russia’s internal affair. I will not comment,’ the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in response to a question from AFP. Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent critic, died Friday in an Arctic…
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As Russian police are arresting protesters, it has become crystal clear that no one can replace Alexei Navalny. There is no one in Russia with a rallying cry that could replace Alexei Navalny, said a political analyst. And the ability of security forces to shut dissent down is “very extensive. “Even now we’re already seeing…
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Police in Russia have cracked down on people who gathered to mark the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny – with one human rights group claiming at least 100 people have been arrested. Footage and pictures from Russia’s two largest cities – Moscow and St Petersburg – showed officers ripping away placards from protesters and dragging others…
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