Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny bid farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral in southeast Moscow on Friday after he died of unknown causes in an Arctic exile colony amid a dispute with authorities over the release of his body. . Preparations are being made for Navalny’s funeral at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in … Read more
A funeral for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a remote Arctic penal colony earlier this month, will be held in Moscow on Friday, his spokesman said. Candles surround portrait of Alexei Navalny (AFP) Kira Yarmysh said on Tuesday that his funeral would be held on Friday afternoon at a church in the … Read more
Russian authorities are threatening to bury Alexei Navalny in the Arctic prison colony where he died unless his family agrees to a closed burial, a team of opposition leaders said on Friday. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared on the screen via a video link from the IK-2 correctional facility. (Reuters) The 47-year-old Kremlin critic … Read more
Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny may have been killed with a punch to the heart, a “sign of the KGB”, a human rights campaigner said. Vladimir Osechkin, founder of human rights group Gulagu.net, told The Times of London that Navalny was found dead with bruises on his head and chest consistent with a “one-punch” technique … Read more
The White House says it is preparing additional “significant sanctions” against Russia in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic exile colony. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (AP Photo) National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the sanctions, imposed on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “will be … Read more
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney issued a warning about the “Putin faction” in the Republican Party after Donald Trump responded to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, without mentioning him or Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin. Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney speaks during a hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, will meet European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, the EU foreign policy chief said. Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (AFP) The 47-year-old Kremlin critic died in an Arctic prison on Friday after more than three years in prison, … Read more
Alexei Navalny’s mother was told on Saturday that Russia’s most prominent opposition leader fell from “sudden death syndrome” and his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation is complete, his team said . A photo of Alexei Navalny hangs on the fence of the Memorial to the Victims of the … Read more
China’s foreign ministry declined to comment on Saturday on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying it was “Russia’s internal matter.” Flowers and tributes were left opposite the Russian Embassy to commemorate the death of Alexei Navaln. (Associated Press) “This is Russia’s internal matter. I will not comment,” China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Office … Read more
Russia’s most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny collapsed and died on Friday at a penal colony where he was serving a long sentence, prison officials said. Here is a list of some other opposition activists imprisoned in Russia. Alexei Navalny dies: Anti-Kremlin Alexei Navalny speaks at rally. (File photo) (AFP data photo) Ilya Yashin Yasin, … Read more