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.
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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.
Russia Couldn’t Stop This Putin Critic. Now It Has a New Tactic.
Russian authorities stepped up their long campaign to silence the opposition leader, accusing him of taking foreign money, a charge he denies.
Russia Raids Offices and Homes of Navalny Allies
A wave of raids nationwide took aim at allies of Aleksei A. Navalny, the leading Putin critic, as the Kremlin tries to keep dissent from spreading beyond Moscow.
Top Opposition Activists Are Arrested in Moscow After Wave of Protests
The lawyer Lyubov Sobol, the public face of recent rallies, and two others, were detained in Moscow in a sweep of opposition figures ahead of an election this Sunday.