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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


Doctor who treated Kremlin critic Navalny goes missing, police say

The Siberian physician who treated Alexei Navalny had left a hunting base in a forest on an all-terrain vehicle on Friday and had not been seen since.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Israelis protest for release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

"All the symptoms that he had before, they remain the same. Numbness in the arms and legs, back pain - they aren't going away... The situation is only getting worse," Alexei Liptser told Reuters.

Israelis protest for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2021.

Jewish leaders call on Pope Francis to intervene in case of Alexei Navalny

“Alexei Navalny, currently imprisoned by the Moscow regime, is dying in full view of the whole world,” the letter read.

RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.

US envoy to Russia to fly back for consultations

Russia recalled its own ambassador to Washington last month after US President Joe Biden said he thought his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a "killer"

US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

Navalny transferred to Russian prison hospital, lawyer says

Russia's prison service said Navalny, 44, was in a "satisfactory" state and he was being given "vitamin therapy" with his consent.

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Daughter of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he needs a doctor

A group of opposition regional lawmakers also called on Putin on Saturday to make sure Navalny is properly treated.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Amnesty International says Russia may be slowly killing Navalny

Navalny went on a hunger strike last week in an attempt to force the prison holding him outside Moscow to provide him with proper medical care for what he said was acute pain in his back and legs.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny tested for coronavirus, moved to sick ward

Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, declared a hunger strike last week.

RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny declares a hunger strike

"I demand that a doctor be allowed to see me, and until this happens, I am declaring a hunger strike," he said in the letter.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Kremlin critic Navalny: I being held in a prison camp in Vladimir region

Navalny's precise location had been unknown after his legal team said last week that he had been moved from the nearby Kolchugino jail and that they had not been told where he was being taken.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.