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At Least 1,700 Protesters In Russia Arrested After Nationwide Anti-Putin Rallies

11:37am April 22, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Demonstrators demanded the release from prison of Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny, who has been on a hunger strike for three weeks. The marches swept across dozens of cities.

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny during a court hearing in February.

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Navalny Moved To Infirmary In Russian Prison After Doctor Warns He Could Die Soon

11:36am April 19, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The main Russian opposition figure, who has been on a 20-day hunger strike, has been moved to an infirmary at another prison, where he will undergo "vitamin therapy," authorities say.

Police officers Tuesday detain Alliance of Doctors union leader Dr. Anastasia Vasilyeva outside a prison colony in Pokrov, Russia, east of Moscow. A group of doctors gathered at the prison colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being held.

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Russian Police Arrest Physicians Seeking To Treat Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny

6:10pm April 06, 2021

by Lucian Kim

Doctors traveled to the penal colony where Navalny is imprisoned and were arrested outside its gates. Navalny is on a hunger strike to protest a lack of medical care.

In a photo taken last week at Babushkinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures during a hearing.

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Amnesty Rescinds 'Prisoner Of Conscience' Designation For Russia Activist Navalny

2:10pm February 24, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Amnesty International cites past comments by the anti-Kremlin activist that "reach the threshold of advocacy of hatred."

Young people dance shining their cellphone flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya near Red Square in Moscow on Sunday.

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Alexei Navalny Supporters Gather For Valentine's Day Vigils

6:21pm February 14, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

After weeks of protests and crackdowns, allies of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny urged Russians to hold up their phones outside for spans of 15 minutes.

In this photo provided by the Moscow Court Press Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears in court on Friday. Russia is threatening to cut ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes sanctions over Navalny's arrest.

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Russia Threatens To Cut Ties With EU If Sanctions Are Imposed Over Jailing Of Navalny

1:12pm February 12, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview "We don't want to isolate ourselves from global life, but we have to be ready for that. If you want peace then prepare for war,"

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Opinion: Alexei Navalny Fights For Freedom Of Expression In Putin's Russia

1:26pm February 06, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole.

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The Polish Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia, is pictured in 2015. Russia said on Friday it had expelled diplomats from Poland, Germany and Sweden over their alleged participation in a pro-Navalny demonstration.

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Russia Expels Diplomats From 3 Countries, Saying They Attended Pro-Navalny Protests

11:26am February 05, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Russia's Foreign Ministry says it is expelling diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany, alleging they participated in illegal Jan. 23 protests.

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In 1st Foreign Policy Address, Biden Looks To Move Beyond Trump's 'America First'

1:14pm February 04, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden's remarks Thursday come as Russia has detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the Myanmar military staged a coup.

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Demonstrators in Moscow clash with police Sunday during a protest against the jailing of Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people took to the streets across Russia to demand the opposition leader's release.

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Defying Putin, Russians Return To The Streets To Demand Alexei Navalny's Release

3:11pm January 31, 2021

by Jason Breslow

For the second weekend in a row, people across Russia cried out for the release of the jailed Kremlin critic and opposition leader. And again they were met by a massive show of force.