Alexei Navalny

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World mourns Alexei Navalny's death, questions his return to Russia; Wife Yulia to lead dissident movement from abroad against Putin

18 Feb 2024 11:48 PM

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, meanwhile, was sentenced to prison for three years by an Islamabad court after it found him guilty of corruption, including illegally selling gifts that he had received while in office from foreign nations and other heads of states. (File Photo: AFP)

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Corruption by those in power is a burning issue globally

07 Aug 2023 12:00 AM

A demonstrator shines his cellphone flashlight as an other waves a poster reads "I'm not afraid, Freedom for Navalny" during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on January 23, 2021. (Evgeny Feldman/Meduza via AP)

Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protests after Navalny jailing

Russian law enforcement agencies said on Thursday that people taking part in unsanctioned rallies could face criminal charges

14 Feb 2021 1:32 PM

A file picture of the police personnels from Moscow (Image Source: AP)

Moscow police clash with Navalny supporters as tens of thousands rally

Washington and Brussels condemned the arrests and other tactics used against demonstrators

24 Jan 2021 1:46 PM

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists inside the plane prior to his flight to Moscow in the Airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP /Mstyslav Chernov)

Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Navalny has been a thorn in the Kremlin’s side for a decade, unusually durable in an opposition movement often demoralized by repressions

18 Jan 2021 12:31 PM

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny casting his vote at a polling station during to the Moscow city Duma election in Moscow. - Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny provide clear proof that he was poisoned by a chemical nerve agent, the German government said Wednesday, September 2, 2020, demanding explanations from Moscow. (AFP File)

Russians vote in local elections targeted by Kremlin critic Navalny

Navalny had hoped to undermine United Russia’s grip on regional power through the election before he fell gravely ill

13 Sep 2020 12:41 PM

A man holds a poster with a portrait of Alexei Navalny reading "Navalny was poisoned, we know who is to blame, Alexei you must live" during an unsanctioned protest in Russia. Russian authorities have appeared reluctant to investigate what caused Navalny’s condition, saying there had so far been no grounds for a criminal investigation. (AP)

NATO agrees Russia’s Navalny was poisoned using nerve agent

German authorities have said that tests showed that he had been poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group

05 Sep 2020 12:20 PM

Russian police carry opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, from a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia. (AP File)

NATO to have urgent meet on poisoning of Navalny

Western leaders have demanded answers from Kremlin after Berlin said there was evidence that he had been afflicted by the infamous Novichok

04 Sep 2020 2:46 PM

Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia's Navalny

The findings — which experts say point strongly to Russian state involvement — added to tensions between Russia and the West

03 Sep 2020 8:40 AM

Thousands of demonstrators have again gathered in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the region's governor a month ago and to support opposition politician Alexei Navalny and Belarusian people. (AP)

'Putin, have some tea': Russian city holds eighth anti-Kremlin protest

Some also expressed solidarity with opponents of Belarusian leader Lukashenko who have been staging public protests for weeks now

29 Aug 2020 12:27 PM

Russian police launch 'pre-investigation check' into Navalny poisoning

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had rejected international calls for a transparent investigation into the incident

27 Aug 2020 4:24 PM

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AFP File)

Kremlin dismisses Navalny poison claims as calls mount for probe

Russia has not opened investigation into the poisoning yet and Peskov said there was 'no pretext' for this until the toxin is identified

26 Aug 2020 1:48 PM

Alexei Navalny poses in his office in Moscow, Russia. (AP File Image)

Alexei Navalny’s wife, aide visit him in Germany

The comatose Russian dissident was flown to Germany after doctors determined he was stable enough to be transported for treatment

24 Aug 2020 10:50 AM

File photo Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. (AP)

Kremlin critic Navalny on flight from Russia to Germany in coma

The Kremlin denied resistance to the transfer was political, saying that it was purely a medical decision

22 Aug 2020 9:38 AM

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AFP)

Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany

Navalny remains in a coma in intensive care after a suspected poisoning his allies link to his political activity

21 Aug 2020 1:13 PM

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AP File Image)

Russian opposition figure Navalny in coma after poisoning

Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption has been exposing graft among government officials, including some at the highest level

20 Aug 2020 12:42 PM

Volkov said the raids were linked to their successful election strategy in Moscow which cut the presence of pro-government candidates in the city legislature by a half. (Photo: AFP)

Russia police raids homes and offices of opposition activists

Police appear to be targeting those who were part of Navalny's 2018 presidential election campaign.

12 Sep 2019 2:41 PM

Vladimir Putin inaugurated his fourth Kremlin term under the shadow of hugely strained ties with the West and a crackdown on the opposition. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin 4.0 to launch amid crackdown on opposition

'I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,' Putin said.

07 May 2018 3:54 PM

Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 350 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president. (Photo: AP)

He is not our czar: Nearly 1600 reported arrested in Russian anti-Putin protests

Police also used batons against protesters who chanted 'Putin is a thief!' and 'Russia will be free!'

06 May 2018 11:38 AM

Polling at around 70 per cent, the macho leader is sure to extend his term to 2024 despite a lacklustre campaign ahead of a summer when global attention will be glued to Russia as it hosts the football World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin

Putin is standing against 7 other candidates, including millionaire communist Pavel Grudinin, but none are polling more than 8 per cent.

18 Mar 2018 8:32 AM

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