Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has died, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets Region, where he had been serving his sentence, reported on Friday afternoon. The 47-year-old began to feel unwell after a walk, and lost consciousness, according to a statement. Russian media outlets have indicated that doctors pronounced Navalny dead …
Read More »Alexey Grivach: With soaring energy prices, the specter of stagflation haunts the world
The surge in energy prices, which began last year and has been reinforced by Russia’s military action in Ukraine and the “collective West’s” sanctions war against Moscow, has brought the world back to the 1970s. That was a time when stagflation raged – first in Britain and then in other countries …
Read More »Alexey Navalny is correct about anti-Russia sanctions: His own situation proves they’ve achieved nothing & are counterproductive
The world’s most prominent detainee – ironically only among those who forget about the persecution of Julian Assange – has given a long interview to the New York Times. For Moscow’s critics, Alexey Navalny is a political prisoner. In my view, he is as well, even if I am unsympathetic …
Read More »Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s organisation branded ‘extremist’ by Moscow Court – allies now face election ban
Alongside the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), his national network of political offices and his Citizens’ Rights Protection Foundation were also branded as extremist. The decision comes six weeks after the same body approved preliminary restrictions against the activist’s organization, pending today’s result. These limits included a ban on posting materials online, …
Read More »Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny handed $11,500 fine after being found guilty of defaming elderly WWII veteran in tweet
The judge opted to give Navalny less than the maximum fine allowed by law, which is 950,000 rubles ($13,000). Saturday’s decision came just hours after a previous conviction for embezzlement was upheld, during a hearing which took place in the exact same courtroom, and resulted in the opposition figure facing …
Read More »Alexey Navalny jailed for over 2.5 years as Moscow Court says he violated terms of suspended sentence in ‘Yves Rocher’ fraud case
On Tuesday, Moscow City Court ruled that Navalny had failed to regularly report to the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), and his excuse for non-appearance was deemed insufficient. Therefore, the judge decided that the suspended judgment should be converted into a real one. The anti-corruption activist was originally sentenced in 2014 …
Read More »For second week running, wife of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny detained at unsanctioned protest in Moscow (VIDEO)
Footage available on social media shows several police officers placing Yulia into a van and driving away, as supporters chant her name. She was taking part in a protest staged on Sunday in Moscow to support her husband and is one of dozens taken into police custody in the capital. …
Read More »Supporters of jailed anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny back on Moscow streets for second consecutive weekend of protests
Last Saturday saw a number of violent clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators, which appears to have triggered a even larger police response ahead of the latest events. In Moscow, security services have erected metal barriers, closing off the city center, including the area around the Kremlin. In an unprecedented step, …
Read More »Russian court rejects appeal for Alexey Navalny to be released – opposition figure will remain behind bars until trial
On Thursday, a judge heard arguments from Navalny’s lawyers, who had been petitioning for his release from Matrosskaya Tishina prison ahead of his full trial, set to take place in February. However, the court upheld a previous decision to keep him in jail until the start of the case. The …
Read More »Wife of jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny arrested while protesting for his release in Moscow (VIDEO)
The liberal-leaning Echo of Moscow radio station reported on Saturday that Navalnaya had been detained on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street in the capital’s Central Administrative District. Video circulated by eyewitnesses purports to show her being loaded into a police truck. Posting on Instagram shortly afterwards, the opposition figure’s wife apologized to …
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