Alexei Navalny

UK sanctions Russians that allegedly developed chemical weapons used to kill Navalny

Britain sanctioned two Russian research staffers who were involved in developing toxins from a poison dart frog that killed Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny in 2024.

Flowers and candles are arranged next to pictures of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial, in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on February 17, 2026.
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

Kremlin demands proof that it poisoned opposition leader Navalny with dart frog toxin

 Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Russian dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin attend a "No to Putin! No to war in Ukraine! Freedom for political prisoners!" protest in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2024.

Russian opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

 Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Russian nationals, including Artyom Dultsev, Anna Dultseva and their children, following a prisoner exchange between Russia with Western countries, during a ceremony at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia August 1, 2024.

Yulia Navalnaya expresses bittersweet reaction to prisoner swap excluding her late husband


Navalny's widow joins EU officials as Ukraine war nears two-year mark

Yulia Navalnaya told a Western gathering of leaders, diplomats, and other officials in Munich on Friday that Putin and his allies would bear responsibility.

 Flowers and a picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are left outside the Russian embassy following his death, in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2024

At least 273 people detained across Russia at rallies in memory of Navalny -rights group

Footage filmed by Reuters in Moscow showed law enforcement bundling people to the ground in the snow, close to a spot where mourners left flowers and messages supporting the dead opposition leader.

A woman holds a placard as people gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024

Hundreds gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin

Some also chanted "Putin to the Hague", referring to the international criminal court investigating possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.

People attend a memorial event, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius, Lithuania February 16, 2024.

Russia: US should wait for forensic tests before accusations on Navalny's death

"Let us be clear, Russia is responsible," US VP Harris said, adding that it would be "a further sign of Putin's brutality" of the death is confirmed.

 Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024

'Sad day' for a democratic Russia: Former chief rabbi mourns Alexei Navalny

Goldschmidt, also President of the Conference of European Rabbis, also expressed his condolences to Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya, and his children.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'highly likely' killed in prison

In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday, and "almost immediately lost consciousness."

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023.

Russia's Navalny says he is forced to listen to pro-Putin singer every morning

In a message on X facilitated by his allies, Navalny described a surreal morning routine.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via a video link from the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region during a hearing against the Ministry of Justice in Supreme Court, in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2024.

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin's Russia will one day crumble

Navalny, who has been sentenced to stay in jail until he is 74, has repeatedly warned that Putin's Russia is a state run by "thieves and criminals" and that one day there will be a revolt.

 RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny is seen via a video link from a corrective penal colony during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, last year.

Russia's Navalny tracked down to 'Polar Wolf' prison in the Arctic

Navalny was tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region, about 1,900 km (1200 miles) north east of Moscow, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023.

Navalny's team says he has vanished in Russia's prison system

Kira Yarmysh said staff at the IK-6 facility in Melekhovo, 235 km (145 miles) east of Moscow, had told his lawyer waiting outside that the opposition leader was no longer among its inmates.

 RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny is seen via a video link from a corrective penal colony during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, last year.