Russia Navalny: Putin critic given nine-year jail sentence in trial branded ‘sham’
Russia’s most prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been given nine years in a “strict regime penal colony” in a…
Russia election: Putin’s party heads for victory amid vote fraud claims
President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party looks set for a majority in the country’s parliamentary election, after a vote dogged…
Russian election: Opposition smart app removed as vote begins
A Smart Voting app devised by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from Apple and Google stores…
Alexei Navalny: UK sanctions for seven Russians over poisoning
By Hamish Mackay BBC News The UK is imposing asset freezes and travel bans on seven Russian nationals linked to…
Navalny: Jailed Putin critic ‘losing sensation in legs and hands’
The health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is deteriorating and he is beginning to lose sensation in his legs…
Russia opposition: Moscow police raid election forum
Russian police have broken up an opposition conference and detained 200 people including high-profile opposition figures. The weekend forum had…
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic loses appeal against jailing
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost an appeal against his jailing for violating the terms of a suspended sentence.…
Putin critic Navalny jailed in Russia despite protests
A Moscow court has jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny for three-and-a-half years for violating the conditions of a suspended sentence.…
Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says ‘Putin Palace’ is his
IMAGE COPYRIGHTT ASS VIA GETTY IMAGESimage caption Mr Rotenberg (right) is a close associate of Mr Putin (left) through business…
Navalny slams ‘illegal’ Russian case against him
Russian anti-Putin campaigner Alexei Navalny has denounced his detention as “blatantly illegal” in an appeal hearing via video link. A…