Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

Experts question if Russia's fractured opposition can challenge the Kremlin effectively.

 Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Russian dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin attend a "No to Putin! No to war in Ukraine! Freedom for political prisoners!" protest in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2024.
 Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Russian nationals, including Artyom Dultsev, Anna Dultseva and their children, following a prisoner exchange between Russia with Western countries, during a ceremony at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia August 1, 2024.

Yulia Navalnaya expresses bittersweet reaction to prisoner swap excluding her late husband

 Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024

Putin didn’t order Navalny’s death, US intelligence agencies claim - WSJ

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia attend a hearing at the Lublinsky district court in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2015

Russian opposition politician Navalny wrote memoir before death, says widow


Hundreds gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin

Some also chanted "Putin to the Hague", referring to the international criminal court investigating possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.

People attend a memorial event, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius, Lithuania February 16, 2024.

Russia: US should wait for forensic tests before accusations on Navalny's death

"Let us be clear, Russia is responsible," US VP Harris said, adding that it would be "a further sign of Putin's brutality" of the death is confirmed.

 Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024

'Sad day' for a democratic Russia: Former chief rabbi mourns Alexei Navalny

Goldschmidt, also President of the Conference of European Rabbis, also expressed his condolences to Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya, and his children.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'highly likely' killed in prison

In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday, and "almost immediately lost consciousness."

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023.

Russia's Navalny says he is forced to listen to pro-Putin singer every morning

In a message on X facilitated by his allies, Navalny described a surreal morning routine.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via a video link from the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region during a hearing against the Ministry of Justice in Supreme Court, in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2024.

From an Arctic prison, Navalny says Putin's Russia will one day crumble

Navalny, who has been sentenced to stay in jail until he is 74, has repeatedly warned that Putin's Russia is a state run by "thieves and criminals" and that one day there will be a revolt.

 RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny is seen via a video link from a corrective penal colony during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, last year.

Russia's Navalny tracked down to 'Polar Wolf' prison in the Arctic

Navalny was tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region, about 1,900 km (1200 miles) north east of Moscow, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023.

Navalny's team says he has vanished in Russia's prison system

Kira Yarmysh said staff at the IK-6 facility in Melekhovo, 235 km (145 miles) east of Moscow, had told his lawyer waiting outside that the opposition leader was no longer among its inmates.

 RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny is seen via a video link from a corrective penal colony during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, last year.

Family of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny file lawsuit over visiting rights

The Navalny family intends to take the case as far as the Constitutional Court, the politician said on Monday in a post on his official Instagram page, which is run by his lawyers and allies.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2022.

Navalny launches anti-Putin, anti-war campaign as new trial starts

Navalny is already serving 11.5 year sentences. He's now facing an array of charges linked to alleged "extremist" activity. Acquittals of Russian opposition figures are practically unheard of.

 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2022.