Alexey Navalny
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Dozens of Alexei Navalny supporters have visited his grave to lay flowers and pay tribute to the late Kremlin critic on what would have been his 48th birthday. The opposition leader died at an Arctic prison colony in February, prompting outrage from Western governments. Nearly four months on, his family say the cause of his…
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The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has sparked a series of questions and accusations, including over how he died and, crucially, who, if anyone, is responsible. Several Western leaders, as well as Mr Navalny’s wife, have pointed the finger of blame firmly in the direction of the Kremlin, which has denied involvement. Here’s…
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Vladimir Putin’s most high-profile critic will be buried today – but who was the man that fought the Russian state and refused to stay silent? The campaigner and politician was sentenced to 19 years in August 2023 after being found guilty of extremism charges relating to his Anti-Corruption Foundation. He was already imprisoned for other…
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Navalny’s lawyer released after being briefly detained in Moscow A lawyer for the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been released after being arrested in Moscow. Vasily Dubkov was detained earlier yesterday but has since told the independent Russian news outlet Verstka that he had been let go. He did not give a reason…
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Russia’s information war will peak in the ‘coming weeks’, Ukraine warns Russia’s information war will peak in the “coming weeks”, the Ukrainian intelligence department has warned. Late last year, Ukraine reported Moscow had launched the Maidan-3 special operation which aimed to spread anti-Ukrainian messages online. In a Telegram post today, it said the plan had cost $1.5bn…
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Oleg Orlov has spent his life documenting repression. He is co-chair of Russia’s oldest human rights group, Memorial, which was shut down and forced out of Russia shortly before the war and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Mr Orlov vowed to continue his human rights work inside the country, holding single pickets…
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