Vladimir Putin has continued his crackdown on dissent after jailing the three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei ...

Threats of prosecution, firings, and worse have been directed at the government’s perceived political opponents. The targets are our fellow citizens in every conceivable field including our ...

Image: Alexei Navalny was Vladimir Putin's most prominent Russian critic. Pic: AP Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Navalny, a staunch Vladimir Putin critic, said: "Vadim, Alexei and Igor are ...

Musician Vadim Stroykin, known for public criticism of Vladimir Putin, found dead on ground outside apartment building after ...

The family of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is considering taking France to the European Court of Human ...

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Lawyers Igor Sergunin, from left, Alexei Liptser ... from him to his team. Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner and outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin, was arrested in 2021 upon ...

Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei ... to his team.Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner and outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin, was arrested ...