MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators Friday, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika and even a kangaroo. His requests were denied. Responses from prison officials, posted on his social media account apparently by his team, came after […]
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Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Pokes Fun At Prison Officials With Demands Of Moonshine And A Kangaroo
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s punishment cell replicated near the Louvre
A replica of the concrete punishment cell that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is periodically placed in has been unveiled near the Louvre in Paris. The organisers said the cell shows the conditions that the opposition politician has been subjected to in the penal colony in the Vladimir region where he is being held, describing it […]
‘Putin wants to smear people in blood’: Alexei Navalny condemns Kremlin mobilisation order
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has condemned President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists. The country’s opposition leader spoke during a court hearing on a petition against the prison where he is held. “The main thing is that this crime, this criminal aggressive ongoing war is getting worse, deepening, and […]
Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Disappears
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was transferred without warning on Tuesday from the prison colony where he has been held since his arrest in January 2021. Prison officials refused to say why he was moved, or where he has been taken. Views: 0
Alexei Navalny Found Guilty By Russian Court, Sentenced To 9 Years In “Strict Regimen” Prison
Jailed Kremlin critic and anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny has been found guilty on fresh charges of fraud and contempt of court by a Moscow judge. His plight has recently come back into Western headlines in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Source Views: 0
Zakharova: OPCW Disproves Navalny’s Poisoning Story, West Fabricated It (Rossiya-24)
Posted on July 14, 2021 by martyrashrakat July 13, 2021 Translated and subtitled by Leo. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) itself unwittingly denied the version of Navalny’s poisoning. It’s hard to make a different conclusion to the OPCW report presented this week. In the document, it is said that the organization, […]
Lisbon expresses “regret” after sharing details on pro-Navalny protestors with Russian embassy
The city of Lisbon, Portugal has expressed “regret” after admitting that it made a mistake when they passed on information about a pro-Navalny protest to Russia’s embassy. Lisbon City Council (CML) said the details referred to organisers of a January demonstration calling for Navalny’s release from prison. The city hall has to collect data from […]
Russian Court Outlaws Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny’s Groups
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Wednesday night outlawed the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labeling them extremist, the latest move in a campaign to silence dissent and bar Kremlin critics from running for parliament in September. The Moscow City Court’s ruling, effective immediately, prevents people associated with Navalny’s Foundation […]
‘We’ll continue fighting corruption’: Navalny NGO defiant despite ban
An organisation founded by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has vowed to continue its fight against corruption on Thursday after it was outlawed by a Russian court that branded it as “extremist.” “We will continue fighting corruption,” said the Anti-Corruption Foundation on Twitter, which also mocked “the public danger” it represented to the Russian […]
Kremlin critic Navalny implores court to halt ‘torture’ checks in prison
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny implored a Russian court on Monday to halt the hourly nighttime checks he says he’s been subjected to in prison, amounting them to torture. In a video appearance from his penal colony, Navalny argued he had done nothing that would warrant his designation as a flight risk that has resulted […]
Doctor who treated Kremlin critic Navalny goes missing, police say
A Siberian doctor who treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he collapsed on a flight in Russia last year has gone missing, Russian police said on Sunday. Police in the Omsk region, about 2,200 km (1,370 miles) east of Moscow, said physician Alexander Murakhovsky had left a hunting base in a forest on an all-terrain […]
Putin critic Alexei Navalny to end hunger strike
Alexei Navalny on Friday announced an end to his hunger strike, 24 days after declaring a protest at being denied proper medical care. In an Instagram post relayed by lawyers, the jailed opposition leader said he made the decision after authorities had compromised and allowed him to be seen by civilian doctors outside his prison […]
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny To End Hunger Strike On Day 24
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. In an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand […]
Russia’s Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day
“Thanks to the huge support of good people across the country and around the world, we have made huge progress,” Navalny said in his message. “Two months ago, my requests for medical help were prompting smirks. I wasn’t given any medications….Thanks to you, now I have been examined by a concilium of civilian doctors twice.” […]
Russian’s Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day
“Thanks to the huge support of good people across the country and around the world, we have made huge progress,” Navalny said in his message. “Two months ago, my requests for medical help were prompting smirks. I wasn’t given any medications….Thanks to you, now I have been examined by a concilium of civilian doctors twice.” […]
Russian’s Navalny to end prison hunger strike
Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would be life-threatening. In an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand a visit from his doctor to […]
Nearly 1,500 Reported Arrested At Alexei Navalny Rallies In Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions. The largest of the protests took place in Moscow, […]
Alexei Navalny’s Doctors Prevented From Seeing Him At Prison Clinic
MOSCOW (AP) — Several doctors were prevented Tuesday from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison hospital after his three-week hunger strike and prosecutors detailed a sweeping, new case against his organization. Navalny was transferred Sunday from a penal colony east of Moscow to a hospital unit at a prison in Vladimir, a […]
Navalny transferred to Russian prison hospital, lawyer says
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a prison hospital, supporters and officials said on Monday, 20 days into a hunger strike that has led the United States to warn Moscow of serious repercussions if he should die in jail.Navalny’s lawyer Alexei Liptser said after visiting him in the hospital of penal colony […]
Hunger-striking Navalny moved to prison hospital
But the opposition leader’s physician, Dr. Yaroslav Ashikhmin, said Saturday that test results provided by the family show Navalny has sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinine levels that indicate impaired kidneys. “Our patient could die at any moment,” he said in a Facebook post. Reports about Navalny’s […]