The lawyers in Russia representing political prisoners despite the risks

In the years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, political repression inside Russia has increased considerably. Russia now has hundreds of political prisoners who are tried under new ... Read More

Navalny joins list of dead Putin critics as Kremlin stamps out Russia's ...

But despite his singular fame, Navalny was not a lone figure of hope within Russia’s “relatively tiny opposition,” said Giles, from Chatham House. “Nevertheless, the symbolism is important. Read More

Navalny: Russia convicts lawyers for late Kremlin critic | CNN

Three lawyers for Alexey Navalny, the Kremlin critic who died last year in an Arctic prison, have been found guilty by a Russian court of belonging to an extremist group and jailed for several years. Read More

Russia Detains Lawyers of Jailed Opposition Leader, Aleksei Navalny ...

Russian authorities on Friday detained three lawyers representing the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny in what his supporters said was a government-led attempt to continue to isolate ... Read More

Russia Sentences Journalists to 5.5 Years in Navalny 'Extremism' Case - MSN

Four Russian journalists were sentenced to 5.5 years each on “extremism” charges Tuesday over their alleged work with the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s organizations, the independent ... Read More

Navalny’s Death Crowns a Long-Running Campaign Against Kremlin ...

The death of Alexei Navalny eliminates the last opposition figure inside Russia with enough political heft to be seen as a possible leader, marking the culmination of a long-running Kremlin ... Read More

Alexei Navalny, Putin critic and opposition figure, dies in prison

Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who survived a poisoning and spent months in isolation, died in an Arctic Circle maximum-security prison, his spokesperson ... Read More

Aleksei Navalny, Top Kremlin Critic, Says New Charge Carries Life Term ...

Aleksei A. Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, said on Wednesday that Russian authorities had initiated “absurd” new terrorism charges against him that could lead to life in prison. Read More

Navalny’s Death Sends Message About Putin’s Grip on Russia

Alexey Navalny’s death removes the most prominent opponent of President Vladimir Putin, and sends another unmistakable signal of the dangers of standing up to the Russian leader’s increasingly ... Read More

Navalny’s Death Signals the End of Peaceful Opposition to Putin

Navalny’s last call to action was when he asked opposition-minded Russians to take part in “a noon against Putin” — a silent protest planned for March 17, the last day of Russia’s three ... Read More

How safe are other Kremlin critics held in Russia's prison system?

Alexei Navalny's death has shaken the families of other political prisoners in Russia. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of jailed opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza. Read More

Putin critic Alexey Navalny's widow urges Americans not to take ...

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late Kremlin critic, appeared on ABC's "The View." LONDON -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, has told Americans not to take ... Read More