The young men received sentences of up to 18 years on the basis of confessions obtained under torture, their lawyers and rights advocates say.
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Putin Outlines Political Overhaul, Including Possible Post for Himself
By proposing to empower a toothless advisory body, President Vladimir V. Putin set off new speculation about his long-term plans.
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.
From a Russian Banker, a $4 Million Mansion and a 200-Foot Yacht
A video released by the anticorruption activist Aleksei Navalny accuses the head of a government-owned bank of showering the gifts on his girlfriend, a reporter for state TV.
As Putin Era Begins to Wane, Russia Unleashes a Sweeping Crackdown
A wave of arrests against journalists, opposition activists, doctors and religious believers raises a question: Is this a police state in the making or just a highly dysfunctional one?
On ‘Island’ in Russian Arctic, Arrival of Fast Internet Shakes Political Calm
Residents of Norilsk long felt isolated from their country’s turbulence. Then a mining company strung a fiber-optic cable across 600 miles of tundra.
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.
Putin’s Political Party Suffers Losses in Moscow Election
Yet the United Russia party will still form the majority in Moscow, where protests have been held this summer over corruption and falling living standards.
‘I Am Always Asked if I Am Afraid’: Activist Lawyer Takes On Putin’s Russia
Amid attacks on her husband and herself, Lyubov Sobol has become the face of a revived Russian protest movement.