World Aug 03 Russia hands Navalny ally parole-like sentence over protests The case against Sobol and other Navalny allies was launched shortly after nationwide protests over the politician's arrest rocked Russia on Jan. 23. By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press
World Dec 25 Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Friday after confronting an alleged security operative who has inadvertently revealed details of Navalny's supposed poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. By Associated Press
World Aug 10 Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in one of Moscow’s biggest political protests in recent years, denouncing the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital’s city council ballot. By Jim Heintz, Associated Press