World Mar 23 Amid Russia’s new crackdowns, small signs of defiance emerge Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing his supporters and his organization. By Associated Press
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price calls Navalny trial ruling a ‘sham’ Navalny was sentenced to nine more years in prison in a move that was seen as an attempt to keep Putin’s biggest foe behind bars for as long as possible. By Associated Press
World Mar 22 Watch 7:28 Russian court extends Alexei Navalny’s prison sentence amid crackdown on critics For years Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his organization have been the target of a Kremlin campaign of harassment, jailing and even poisoning. And on Tuesday he received a new verdict in prison, where he is already serving a… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
World Mar 22 Navalny sentenced to 9 years in prison by Russian court A judge also ruled Tuesday that Navalny would have to pay a fine of 1.2 million rubles (about $11,500). By Associated Press
Jan 25 Russia adds Navalny and his top allies to list of terrorists By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Existing laws require freezing the bank accounts of those on the list. The move comes just over a year after Navalny's arrest, which triggered a wave of the biggest mass protests across the country in years. Continue reading
Dec 28 Russian court orders shutdown of renowned rights group By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that one of the country's oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down. Continue reading
Oct 20 Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize By Raf Casert, Associated Press The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned. Continue reading
Sep 17 As Russian polls open, app that promotes opposition candidates removed from online stores By Daria Litvinova, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press An app created by allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny disappeared from Apple and Google stores on Friday. Continue reading
Aug 21 Russian police detain journalists backing media freedom By Associated Press Russian police on Saturday detained several journalists who protested authorities’ decision to label a top independent TV channel as a “foreign agent.”… Continue reading