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Toxin used to kill Alexei Navalny likely synthetic, say dart frog experts

Alexei Navalny passed away in an Arctic prison colony in February 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence for "extremism," a charge that he and his supporters say was punishment for his opposition work.

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Published on Feb 17, 2026 09:10 am IST

US says no reason to dispute Navalny's death report: What were Europe's findings

The five European countries blamed Russia for the death of Navalny.

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Published on Feb 15, 2026 08:44 pm IST

What is dart frog toxin, rare neurotoxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

Epibatidine is a powerful chemical compound found in the skin of certain poison dart frogs

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Published on Feb 15, 2026 10:24 am IST

Alexei Navalny poisoned with dart frog toxin by Russia, European leaders say

Alexei Navalny had rallied hundreds of thousands across Russia in anti-Kremlin protests as he exposed the alleged ill-gotten gains of Putin's inner circle before he died in 2024.

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Updated on Feb 15, 2026 09:41 am IST

Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says

Before Navalny was buried, his wife Yulia Navalnaya said his allies "were able to obtain and securely transfer biological samples of Alexei abroad".

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Updated on Sept 17, 2025 04:49 pm IST

Just as Russia’s Most-Famous Dissident Seemed Set to Go Free, Tragedy Struck

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Just as Russia’s Most-Famous Dissident Seemed Set to Go Free, Tragedy Struck

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Published on Aug 11, 2025 03:58 pm IST

Could the U.S. Have Saved Navalny?

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Could the U.S. Have Saved Navalny?

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Updated on Aug 08, 2025 03:16 pm IST

Russian journalists jailed for 5-1/2 years for alleged extremist ties to Navalny

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Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:30 pm IST

Four journalists who were accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny are convicted of extremism

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Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:30 pm IST

Russian prosecutors seek nearly six years in jail for four journalists accused of extremism

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Updated on Oct 06, 2025 03:24 pm IST

Navalnaya leads Berlin march against Ukraine war

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Published on Mar 02, 2025 01:40 am IST

UN expert sounds alarm on 2,000 'political prisoners' in Russia

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 12:24 am IST

Navalny's widow seeks to rally divided Russian opposition

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Published on Feb 17, 2025 09:01 am IST

UK imposes new sanctions on Russian President Putin allies

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Published on Feb 14, 2025 09:57 pm IST

Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes

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Published on Jan 23, 2025 11:26 pm IST

Russian lawyers for Navalny sentenced to up to five years in prison

As part of the Kremlin's assault on dissent, which has escalated to heights not seen since the Soviet era, three attorneys who previously represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were imprisoned in Russia on Friday.

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 04:06 pm IST

Ratan Tata to Liam Payne, 10 deaths that shook the world in 2024

2024 was rollercoaster for a year and several public personalities died this year.

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Updated on Dec 28, 2024 09:15 am IST

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience

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Published on Oct 22, 2024 06:39 pm IST

Posthumous memoir by Russia opposition leader Navalny to be published on Oct 22

Flowers are left next to photos of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (AFP)

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Published on Apr 11, 2024 07:41 pm IST

'Vladimir Putin is not Russia's legitimate president': Navalny's wife Yulia

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 06:02 pm IST

Russian President breaks silence on rival Navalny's death in prison

Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Published on Mar 18, 2024 03:21 pm IST

Russia elections: Navalny's wife Yulia votes at Russian embassy in Berlin

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexey Navalny, stands in a queue with people protesting in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin,

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Published on Mar 17, 2024 07:13 pm IST

Alexei Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer; Lithuania police launches probe

Leonid Volkov, top aide of Alexei Navalny.

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Updated on Mar 13, 2024 02:54 pm IST

Late Russian leader Navalny's aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania

Volkov with a bruise on his forehead, blood coming from a leg wound, and a vehicle with damage to the driver's door and window.

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Updated on Mar 13, 2024 05:08 am IST

Canada announces fresh sanctions against Russia over Navalny's death

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, left, and his mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova visit the grave of Alexei Navalny after his yesterday funeral at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, was buried after a funeral that drew thousands of mourners amid a heavy police presence.

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Published on Mar 03, 2024 05:27 pm IST

Alexei Navalny buried in Moscow amid thousands of defiant mourners

Lyudmila Navalnaya (C) and Anatoly Navalny (2nd L), parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, mourn next to a coffin during a funeral ceremony for his son at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow's district of Maryino on March 1, 2024.

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 04:47 am IST

Putin critic Alexei Navalny's funeral being held in Moscow

A view shows a grave, where reportedly Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny will be buried, during preparations for Navalny's funeral at the Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia

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Published on Mar 01, 2024 04:39 pm IST