Alexei Navalny

Kremlin demands proof that it poisoned opposition leader Navalny with dart frog toxin

Russia's demands for proof come after five European countries said on Saturday that analyses of samples from Navalny's body had confirmed the presence of a lethal dart frog poison.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.
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 opposition faces challenges as Navalny’s widow takes the helm

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

|ByVERONICA NEIFAKH / THE MEDIA LINE
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

Yulia Navalnaya reflects on the reality of a recent prisoner swap that excluded her late husband, Alexei Navalny, highlighting both the hope and the ongoing struggle for Russia's opposition.

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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

The report found that, while Putin was responsible for Navalny’s death, he likely did not order it at the time it occurred.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kremlin critic Navalny to spend two years and eight months in jail

Navalny's allies called on their supporters to immediately protest against the ruling in central Moscow.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021.

Trump, Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

The 2021 laureate will be announced in October.

JANUARY 31, 2021ByREUTERS
An 18-carat gold Nobel Peace Prize medal, awarded in 1921 to Norway's Christian L. Lange, is seen in an exhibition at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo December 9, 2009.

Putin ally: Jailed Kremlin foe Navalny being used by West to destabilize Russia

Navalny was remanded in custody for 30 days last week after returning from Germany where he had been recovering from a nerve agent poisoning.

JANUARY 26, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021.

Navalny protests hit Israeli streets as Tel Aviv calls for his release

Protesters gathered near the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv, carrying signs in Hebrew, English, and Russian reading "Free Navalny."

JANUARY 23, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted by police officers after a court hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia January 18, 2021.

40,000 Supporters of Navalny take to the streets, police arrest 863

Navalny called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend when he returned to Moscow for the first time after being poisoned in August.

JANUARY 23, 2021ByREUTERS
A woman attends a gathering to show support for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 20, 2020.

West to Russia: Free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Moscow pushes back

"Respect international law, do not encroach on national legislation of sovereign states and address problems in your own country."

JANUARY 18, 2021ByREUTERS
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks with journalists upon the arrival at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2021.