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2,100 arrested at protests demanding Alexei Navalny's release
AP, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:47 PM IST
In Moscow, thousands of demonstrators filled Pushkin Square in the city center, where clashes with police broke out and demonstrators were roughly dragged off by helmeted riot officers to police buses and detention trucks, some beaten with batons.
Russia accuses US embassy of publishing Navalny supporters' 'protest routes'
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:29 PM IST
- The embassy had distributed a "demonstration alert" to US citizens in Russia recommending they avoid protests. The embassy said Saturday it was following the rallies, adding that Washington supported "the right of all people to peaceful protest, freedom of expression."
Protests erupt across Russia demanding Alexei Navalny's release
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:09 PM IST
Navalny has been a thorn in the Kremlin’s side for a decade, unusually durable in an opposition movement often demoralized by repressions.
Police detain 1,090 people at Russia rallies to back Kremlin foe Navalny
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:29 PM IST
At least 40,000 people joined a protest in central Moscow, according to a Reuters estimates, and rallies took place in dozens of other cities and towns.
Alexei Navalny's wife says detained at Moscow protest
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:49 PM IST
"Apologies for the poor quality. Very bad light in the police van," she wrote on Instagram with an accompanying photo, after thousands of Navalny supporters joined nationwide demonstrations against the Kremlin.
Russia arrests protesters demanding Alexei Navalny's release
AP, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 02:16 PM IST
Authorities say his stay in Germany violated terms of a suspended sentence in a criminal conviction in a case that Navalny says was illegitimate.
EXPLAINER: Why Alexei Navalny is a thorn in the Kremlin's side
AP, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:21 PM IST
Navalny vowed to return to Russia and continue his work, while authorities threatened him with arrest.
Kremlin says unfazed by calls for sanctions over Navalny's detention
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have said they want European Union foreign ministers to discuss sanctions against Russia over its handling of the case.
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny urges West to impose sanctions on Putin allies
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 02:47 PM IST
Navalny identified eight people as potential targets for punitive measures, including billionaire Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich.
UN rights office 'deeply troubled' by Russian activist Alexei Navalny’s arrest
PTI, United Nations
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:32 AM IST
Two independent UN human rights experts saluted the bravery of the anti-corruption activist and called on Russia to release him.
Jailed Navalny calls on supporters to protest after court jails him for 30 days
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 05:49 AM IST
With the court's order on Monday, Navalny will have to remain in prison till February 15 and a different court has been set to decide whether to convert his suspended three and a half year sentence into real jail time.
Russia ignores appeals, sends Alexei Navalny to prison
Agencies, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 03:16 AM IST
Alexei Navalny was stopped by police on Sunday night at passport control as he landed in Moscow from Berlin, where he’d gone for treatment after falling ill in August that he and western governments believe resulted from poisoning carried out by the Kremlin.
How might EU react after Russia arrests opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 09:04 PM IST
Here are some of the measures which the EU might consider taking, based on proposals mooted in previous cases when the West considered sanctions against Russia.
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny urges Russians to take to streets
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:03 PM IST
The United Nations and Western nations told Russia to immediately free the opposition politician.
Russian judge orders to jail Kremlin critic Navalny for 30 days: Spokesperson
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:00 PM IST
Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport on Sunday after flying home for the first time since he was poisoned last summer.
‘Appalling’: World leaders react to Alexei Navalny’s arrest in Russia
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 07:26 PM IST
Navalny has been at the forefront of the anti-corruption struggle in Russia and has organised several demonstrations in the past against President Vladimir Putin and his political allies.
Detained Kremlin foe Navalny rushed to court, Moscow tells West to butt out
Reuters, Moscow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:17 PM IST
Four masked police officers detained Navalny at passport control on Sunday evening.
Western anger over Navalny case meant to distract from problems at home: Russia
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 02:16 PM IST
Police detained Navalny on his arrival in Moscow on Sunday after he flew home from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last summer.
Germany calls for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's immediate release
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 01:46 PM IST
Navalny "took the conscious decision to return to Russia because he sees it as his personal and political home", German foreign minister Heiko Maas said.
Russia detains Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny on return to Moscow
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:41 AM IST
Navalny, whose anti-corruption exposes and success in galvanizing anti-government votes have increasingly needled the authorities, had been recovering in Germany from a nerve-agent attack in August that he and Western governments blamed on Putin.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lands in Moscow after plane diverted
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 11:05 PM IST
Police detained several people at Vnukovo airport and cleared a crowd out of the terminal.
Explained: Why Kremlin critic Navalny faces immediate arrest in Russia?
Written by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:01 PM IST
Navalny has been jailed several times over various charges, which the Russian leader has denounced as politically motivated.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny takes off on plane to Russia despite arrest threat
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 07:52 PM IST
Navalny announced Wednesday that he would return, despite Russian authorities' threats to put him behind bars again.
Navalny plans to return to Russia after recovery in Germany
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 04:06 PM IST
Navalny announced Wednesday that he would return, despite Russian authorities' threats to put him behind bars again.
Kremlin foe Navalny faces arrest as flies back to Russia
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 09:29 AM IST
Russia's prison service (FSIN) is now saying Navalny may face jail time on arrival to Moscow for violating the terms of a 2014 suspended sentence he was handed on fraud charges.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny may face 3.5 years jail on return to Russia
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 02:45 PM IST
Vadim Kobzev, one of Navalny's lawyers, told Reuters on Thursday that Navalny had now been put on a national wanted list because Russia's prison service accuses him of not reporting to them at the end of last year in connection with a suspended sentence for embezzlement which he was serving out.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he will return to Russia on Sunday
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 02:17 PM IST
Navalny wrote on Instagram that he had probably almost fully recovered his health now and said it was time to return to Russia despite various legal threats hanging over him.
Russia opens new criminal case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | Moscow
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 01:48 AM IST
Navalny is one of President Vladimir Putin’s leading critics and the Kremlin has said he is free to return home just like any other Russian citizen, something he has said he plans to do.
Russian investigators open new fraud probe involving Navalny
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Moscow
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 10:58 AM IST
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s main investigative agency, said on Tuesday it has opened a new criminal case against Navalny on charges of large-scale fraud related to his alleged mishandling of some USD 5 million in private donations to his Anti-Corruption Foundation and other organisations.
Russia opens new fraud probe involving Alexei Navalny
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Moscow
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 03:19 AM IST
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s main investigative agency, said it has opened a new criminal case against Navalny on charges of large-scale fraud related to his alleged mishandling of some $5 million in private donations to his Anti-Corruption Foundation and other organizations.