Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday, wife fears possible arrests
Reuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral will be held in Moscow on Friday, his wife Yulia announced, but she said she was unsure if it would pass off peacefully and that plans for a civil memorial service had been blocked. Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s spokesperson, posted on X that a service for Navalny would be […]
Russian editor defends decision to put Navalny on cover
Moscow, Russia Reuters The editor of a Moscow weekly said he stands by the decision to devote its front page last week to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, even though most of the print run was confiscated. Sobesednik (Interlocutor) published a two-page spread on Navalny on 20th February, four days after his death, […]
Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was “killed” because he was close to being freed in a prisoner swap and President Vladimir Putin could not tolerate the thought of him being released, a close ally alleged on Monday. Navalny, 47, died at an Arctic penal colony on 16th February. The Kremlin, which casts […]
Navalny’s “tortured” body handed over to his mother
Reuters The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison nine days ago, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman said, though it was unclear what will happen next to the body. Navalny’s family and supporters have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of […]
Biden meets family of Russian opposition leader Navalny, promises sanctions on Putin
Reuters US President Joe Biden on Thursday met the wife and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died last week in a prison camp, and called him “a man of incredible courage”. Biden, speaking to reporters in California, reiterated that Washington plans to impose a wide array of sanctions on Russia and […]
Russian activists abroad pin hopes on Yulia Navalnaya
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters Like many other young Russians, Anastasia Panchenko’s political awakening came courtesy of Alexei Navalny. Left reeling by his sudden death, she is looking now to his widow Yulia to take on the mantle of Russian opposition leader. Since Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony last Friday, Panchenko has been coming most […]
US to impose “major sanctions” on Russia over Navalny death; EU demands independent investigation
Washington DC, US Reuters The US will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the two-year Ukraine war, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Biden, speaking to reporters as he departed on a trip to California, did not give details. A person gestures […]
Essay: Navalny dies in prison – but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on
REGINA SMYTH, professor of political science at Indiana University in the US, says a new generation of Russian activists is Alexei Navalny’s legacy…
Navalny’s widow Yulia calls on Russians to fight Putin for freedom
Moscow, Russia Reuters Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Monday that she would press on with her husband’s fight for a free Russia and called on supporters to battle President Vladimir Putin with greater fury than ever. Navalny’s death robs Russia’s disparate opposition of its most charismatic and courageous […]
“I love you”, Navalny’s widow Yulia says beside a picture of them together
Moscow, Russia Reuters “I love you,” the widow of Alexei Navalny said on Sunday in a post on social media beside a picture of them together, two days after President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent domestic foe died in a Russian jail. Yulia Navalnaya’s post on Instagram, the first since her husband died, showed a picture […]