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Two Russian journalists were detained on "extremism" charges in Russia on April 28 for having allegedly worked for a group founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Russian authorities have accused Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, Russian citizens, of producing content for Navalny's YouTube channel, NavalnyLIVE. The Kremlin has deemed Navalny, who died in northern Russia in February, and organizations affiliated with him as "extremist." Gabov, who Moscow's Basmanny District Court called a producer for the news agency Reuters, allegedly helped prepare "photo and video ma...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not give a direct order for the murder of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison colony in February, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on April 27, citing sources familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments. The finding does not indicate that Putin is not guilty of Navalny's death, only that he did not order it at that moment, the WSJ noted. Navalny, Russia's leading opposition figure, died on Feb. 16 in a Russian penal colony behind the Artic Circle. The news was followed by a new wave of Western sanctions and speculations about whether N...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Russian authorities on March 15-17 held a presidential election in two countries – Russia and the regions of Ukraine brutally occupied by the Kremlin. The voting was neither free nor fair, with the result known in advance. In the occupied areas, voting was held illegally at gunpoint. In Russia, the elections were no less of a farce. The Kremlin's monopoly on television and print ensured that Putin's critics would have no say in the election. Opposition politicians were not allowed to run, being either denied registration or killed in jail. Those permitted to run alongside Russian President Vla...
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Leonid Volkov, who worked as the chief of staff of late Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny, was physically assaulted near his home in Lithuania, Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on March 12. Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political opponent, died on Feb. 16 in a penal colony in the town of Kharp, Yamal Nenets Autonomous District. Volkov was Navalny's chief of staff during his presidential campaign in 2018 and chaired the Anti-Corruption Foundation, founded by Navalny, until 2023. Volkov has lived in Lithuania as of 2020. "Leonid Volkov has just been attacked outside...
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