Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s memoir, Patriot, is essential political reading, but be forewarned — it is a ...

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Human rights groups say the sentencing of Navalny’s associates shows the Kremlin is continuing to crack down on opposition to Putin’s rule and his war in Ukraine. “By targeting lawyers for ...

As Vladimir Putin’s tyranny grew more nakedly ruthless after the renewed war in Ukraine in February 2022, Navalny’s predicament grew more dire. A sentence of nine years in a “strict regime” penal ...

Image: Alexei Navalny was Vladimir Putin's most prominent Russian critic. Pic: AP Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Navalny, a staunch Vladimir Putin critic, said: "Vadim, Alexei and Igor are ...

Navalny, Putin's main political opponent, communicated with the world by transmitting messages through his lawyers that his team then published on social media. Passing letters and messages ...

This was Navalny’s choice, an ode to one of his favourite films that could also be read as a political message: I’ll be back. As Ukraine suffers bombardment and Putin’s regime retains its ...

Navalny, Putin's main political opponent, communicated with the world by transmitting messages through his lawyers, which his team then published on social media. Passing letters and messages ...