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.

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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

Russia's demands for proof come after five European countries said on Saturday that analyses of samples from Navalny's body had confirmed the presence of a lethal dart frog poison.

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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

Experts question if Russia's fractured opposition can challenge the Kremlin effectively.

|ByVERONICA NEIFAKH / THE MEDIA LINE
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

Yulia Navalnaya reflects on the reality of a recent prisoner swap that excluded her late husband, Alexei Navalny, highlighting both the hope and the ongoing struggle for Russia's opposition.

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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny declares a hunger strike

"I demand that a doctor be allowed to see me, and until this happens, I am declaring a hunger strike," he said in the letter.

MARCH 31, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Kremlin critic Navalny: I being held in a prison camp in Vladimir region

Navalny's precise location had been unknown after his legal team said last week that he had been moved from the nearby Kolchugino jail and that they had not been told where he was being taken.

MARCH 15, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Russia detains around 200 people, including leading opposition figures

As the forum got underway, police entered the building and began detaining attendees and taking them to police vans waiting outside, video footage from TV Rain and Russian news agencies showed.

MARCH 13, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021.

Navalny emerges in jail in Russia's Vladimir region, meets lawyers

The whereabouts of Navalny, 44, had been a mystery since he left jail in Moscow.

MARCH 3, 2021ByREUTERS
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US sanctions Russia for poisoning Alexei Navalny

The officials said Navalny was targeted for his activism in trying to raise questions about what they called Russian corruption.

MARCH 2, 2021ByREUTERS
RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.

US sanctions for Navalny poisoning may come on Tuesday - sources

Many Western countries say Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent, but the Kremlin has denied any role in his illness and has said it has seen no proof that he was poisoned.

MARCH 2, 2021ByREUTERS
RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.

Jailed Putin critic Navalny moved, probably to prison camp - lawyer

He is due to spend a little over 2-1/2 years behind bars, according to his lawyers, one of whom, Vadim Kobzev said on Twitter he had been moved from his Moscow jail.

FEBRUARY 26, 2021ByREUTERS
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Amnesty International revokes Navalny's 'prisoner of conscience' status

Amnesty still believes that Navalny should be freed from jail.

FEBRUARY 24, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020.

Russians set for candle-lit Valentine's Day protest after Navalny jailing

Navalny was arrested last month on his return from Germany following treatment for poisoning, in Siberia, with what many Western countries say was a nerve agent.

FEBRUARY 14, 2021ByREUTERS
People participate in a demonstration after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to three and a half years in jail, in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2021.

The Alexey Navalny odyssey is about keeping Russia in a cage - opinion

While the repressive power of intimidating, poisoning, and imprisoning Alexey Navalny comes from the Kremlin, perhaps the more decisive power is anchored in the Russian minds.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByARTIOM HILDEBRANDT
RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.