A Russian court said the lawyers for Aleksei Navalny, the country’s top opposition figure before his death in a penal colony last year, were guilty of involvement in an extremist group.
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Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize Opposition Movement?
The release of activists like Ilya Yashin gives new hope to a movement in which various groups are often at war with each other. But many have doubts.
Navalny’s Heirs Seek a Political Future in Russia
Aleksei Navalny’s team has found a new leader in the opposition leader’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya. But Navalny’s death has so far brought little change to their insular tactics.
Aleksei Navalny, Top Kremlin Critic, Says New Charge Carries Life Term
The jailed Russian opposition leader said he faced a terrorism case that he described as “absurd.”
Aleksei Navalny Found Guilty of Fraud by Russian Court
Despite already being behind bars, Mr. Navalny has been urging Russians to protest the war in Ukraine, making him even more of a liability for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Aleksei Navalny Found Guilty of Fraud by Russian Court
Despite already being behind bars, the fiery opposition leader has been urging Russians to protest the war in Ukraine, making him even more of a liability for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Lawyer for Navalny Is Arrested in Moscow
Ivan Pavlov was defending the opposition leader’s organizations from accusations of extremism.
For Putin’s Kremlin, Aleksei Navalny Is a Threat It Cannot Speak Of
President Vladimir V. Putin has never publicly mentioned the opposition leader’s name in 20 years of speeches and interviews. Why? He is “completely out of their control,” which is intolerable, one analyst says.
Russians Are Angry, but Putin’s Foes Struggle to Seize the Moment
The main opposition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, has seen his YouTube audience triple during the coronavirus crisis. But street protest, his most potent weapon, is off the table.
New Russian Method to Silence Dissent: Military Service in the Arctic
A key ally of Aleksei A. Navalny, President Vladimir V. Putin’s most prominent opponent, was seized and shipped off to serve at a remote, frigid air defense base.