Category: Alexei Navalny

3,000 Arrested at Protests Demanding Navalny’s Release

MOSCOW—Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions. The protests in scores of cities in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) highlighted how Navalny has built influence far beyond…


Police Detain Over 200 at Russia Protests Called by Jailed Kremlin Foe Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained more than 200 people in Russia’s Far East and Siberia on Saturday as protesters defying bitter cold and a ban by authorities staged nationwide rallies to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend when he returned to Moscow for…


Police Round up More Than 350 at Russia Protests Backing Jailed Kremlin Foe Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained more than 350 people across Russia on Saturday and broke up rallies around the country as protesters defied bitter cold and a ban by authorities to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Moscow…


Police Arrest Over 1,000 at Russia Protests Backing Jailed Kremlin Foe Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained more than 1,000 people across Russia on Saturday and broke up rallies around the country as protesters defied bitter cold and a ban by authorities to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Moscow…


Police Arrest Over 2,000 at Russia Protests Backing Jailed Kremlin Foe Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained over 2,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Russia…


UK Demands Release of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny

The UK government on Monday joined international calls for Russia to release opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who was detained on Sunday. Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was detained on arrival at a Moscow airport after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last summer. Navalny could…


Russian Police Detain Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny on Arrival at Airport

Russia’s prison service said opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany on Sunday. The prison service said he was detained for multiple violations of parole and terms of a suspended prison sentence and would be held in custody until a court makes a decision in his case. Navalny…


Russian Police Detain Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny on Arrival in Moscow

MOSCOW—Police detained prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival at a Moscow airport on Sunday after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last summer. The move, which could see Navalny jailed for 3.5 years for allegedly flouting the terms of a suspended prison sentence, is likely…


Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Rebukes Twitter for Censorship of Trump

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny chastised Twitter at length for permanently banning President Donald Trump. Navalny barely survived an alleged poison attack from Russian agents after spending more than a month in the hospital in August last year. He started a Twitter thread by saying that the censorship imposed on the president is an “unacceptable act.”…


Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Ally of Kremlin Critic Navalny

MOSCOW—Russian law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and took her in for questioning early on Friday after raiding her home, Navalny and his supporters said. There was no immediate comment from the police. Supporters of Navalny said the police action appeared to be a…