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European Court of Human Rights condemn Russia for failing to adequately investigate 2020 poisoning of Alexei Navalny
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European Court of Human Rights condemn Russia for failing to adequately investigate 2020 poisoning of Alexei Navalny

ECHR claimed that Russia declined to begin criminal procedures into the poisoning, which caused Navalny to go into a coma and be placed on life support

'Wish I didn't wake up in prison but I'm in good mood': Alexei Navalny spends third birthday behind bars
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'Wish I didn't wake up in prison but I'm in good mood': Alexei Navalny spends third birthday behind bars

Navalny believes that the day will come when speaking the truth and advocating for justice will become something commonplace and not at all dangerous in Russia

JK Rowling, Benedict Cumberbatch, Salman Rushdie and other world figures urge Putin to free Alexei Navalny
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JK Rowling, Benedict Cumberbatch, Salman Rushdie and other world figures urge Putin to free Alexei Navalny

The signatories, which included actors Jude Law and Benedict Cumberbatch, and writers Margaret Atwood, JK Rowling and Salman Rushdie, said in a letter, 'He has been consistently returned to solitary confinement, (and) squeezed into a concrete cell the size of a dog kennel, with no ventilation'

Russia orders arrest of Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, accuses him of being a 'foreign agent'
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Russia orders arrest of Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, accuses him of being a 'foreign agent'

Grozev reported on the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Last month, Russia arrested US journalist Evan Gershkovich on charges of spying

New criminal case initiated against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow
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New criminal case initiated against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow

It was the Kremlin critic's eleventh case, according to his spokesperson, and he was already facing a 35-year jail sentence

How the trial of Kara-Murza exposes the brutal repression in Vladimir Putin’s Russia
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How the trial of Kara-Murza exposes the brutal repression in Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Vladimir Putin has presided over a regime where political opponents have been neutralised, imprisoned or murdered and Kara-Murza is merely the latest example

Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny and more: The growing list of Vladimir Putin critics facing long jail terms
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Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny and more: The growing list of Vladimir Putin critics facing long jail terms

Vladimir Kara-Murza joined a growing list of Russians who have received long jail terms after speaking out against President Vladimir Putin or the invasion of Ukraine. Alexei Navalny, Ilya Yashin, and Andrei Pivovarov are a few of the well-known cases

Explained: Is Russia slowly poisoning Putin critic Alexei Navalny in prison?
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Explained: Is Russia slowly poisoning Putin critic Alexei Navalny in prison?

Alexei Navalny, who is serving time in a Russian prison, is suffering from stomach aches and has lost eight kg in 15 days. His team believes that he is being slowly poisoned, as there’s no diagnosis and outside food is being refused. He has already survived a poisoning attempt back in 2020

Vladimir Putin's rival Alexei Navalny 'slowly being poisoned' in Russian jail, Spokesperson says
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Vladimir Putin's rival Alexei Navalny 'slowly being poisoned' in Russian jail, Spokesperson says

His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, claims that an unidentified stomach ailment flared up and that he had previously been treated by prison doctors by being injected with an unnamed medication

Jailed Putin critic Navalny back in solitary confinement; conditions 'extremely hellish'
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Jailed Putin critic Navalny back in solitary confinement; conditions 'extremely hellish'

Navalny has been regularly kept in punishment cells over the last year, and supporters claim his life is at risk as his health deteriorates

Vacation with caution: Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft systems deployed near Vladimir Putin's Sochi residence
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Vacation with caution: Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft systems deployed near Vladimir Putin's Sochi residence

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team released a picture of the self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon amidst mountains. They discovered that the Pantsir-S1 is situated in Krasnaya Polyana, the favourite vacation spot for Putin

Alexei Navalny learns documentary about him wins Oscar in prison
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Alexei Navalny learns documentary about him wins Oscar in prison

The documentary portrays Navalny's career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020 that he blames on the Kremlin, his five-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately taken into custody at the airport

Will Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
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Will Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is believed to be one of the 305 nominations that have been submitted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Others in the list are Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny as well as Iranian women's rights crusader Masih Alinejad

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says prison denying access to hospital care, shares wall with 'mentally unwell person'
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says prison denying access to hospital care, shares wall with 'mentally unwell person'

Alexei Navalny said he had flu symptoms including a fever but was being kept in a punishment cell at his maximum-security prison outside Moscow

'Plans for a fancy New Year were ruined': Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says spent NYE in jail
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'Plans for a fancy New Year were ruined': Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says spent NYE in jail

Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most vocal domestic critic, said he was accused of washing his face in the morning earlier than scheduled and was transferred to the punishment cell for the maximum term of 15 days

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appeals against nine-year jail sentence
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appeals against nine-year jail sentence

A vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny late March had his jail time extended to nine years after he was found guilty of embezzlement and contempt of court

Jailed Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins EU's top human rights prize
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Jailed Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins EU's top human rights prize

The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned

Vladimir Putin's United Russia on course to retain majority in state Duma
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Vladimir Putin's United Russia on course to retain majority in state Duma

Russian authorities unleashed sweeping crackdown on Kremlin critics this year resulting in only few Opposition candidates being allowed to run for elections

Russians vote in parliamentary polls after historic crackdown
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Russians vote in parliamentary polls after historic crackdown

The run-up to the parliamentary polls has been marred by an unprecedented crackdown on Kremlin critics and independent media

Russia’s parliamentary elections unlikely to throw up any surprises
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Russia’s parliamentary elections unlikely to throw up any surprises

There is no doubt that the Vladimir Putin-led United Russia party will win the polls, which will be held over three days this weekend