Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny is a Kremlin critic who was poisoned in 2020.

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

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

 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 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

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

Putin didn’t order Navalny’s death, US intelligence agencies claim - WSJ

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia attend a hearing at the Lublinsky district court in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2015

Russian opposition politician Navalny wrote memoir before death, says widow


EU ministers agree to sanctions over Navalny's death

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell states that EU foreign ministers agree to impose sanctions on individuals and organizations responsible for the death of Alexi Navalny.

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

Navalny to be buried on Friday, wife fears possible arrests

The Kremlin has denied state involvement in his death and has said it is unaware of any agreement to free Navalny prior to his death.

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

Navalny's death must be a wake-up call for the world - opinion

We must not be apologetic in our mission to strengthen democracy and demand freedoms for everyone.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Alexei Navalny, in San Francisco, last Thursday, following Alexei’s death in a prison camp.

Russian editor defends decision to put Navalny on cover

The edition ran with a front-page photograph of a smiling Navalny with the caption: "...but there is hope!"

 FOLLOWING THE death in jail of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demonstrators hold placards outside the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, last week.

How political corruption turned the mighty into cowards - opinion

Killing the Israel Prize is not like killing Alexei Navalny, but the motivation is all the same.

 FOLLOWING THE death in jail of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demonstrators hold placards outside the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, last week.

US targets dozens of entities from China, UAE and Turkey for helping Russia

The Commerce Department said some of the companies were added for their roles in diverting controlled microelectronics to Russia’s military and intelligence authorities.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a flag-raising ceremony for two nuclear-powered submarines in the northern city of Severodvinsk, Russia, December 11, 2023

Trump compares his legal troubles to Navalny's death in Russian prison

Trump's comparison statement comes following the $354.9 million penalty fine that he was ruled to pay last week by a New York judge.

 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters Association International Christian Media Convention, as part of the NRB Presidential Forum in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., February 22, 2024.

Biden meets family of Russian opposition leader Navalny, promises sanctions on Putin

Biden, speaking to reporters in California, reiterated that Washington plans to impose a wide array of sanctions on Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin following Navalny's death.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

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.