Alexei Navalny
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny for 30 days
A Moscow court on Monday gave a 30-day jail sentence to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over an unsanctioned protest earlier this year, just days before another planned…
Police detain hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists
2018-05-06 08:05 Police detain hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists
Russia's Navalny released but faces charges
Alexei Navalny, the leader of protests against President Vladimir Putin that resulted in the arrests of more than 1,500 demonstrators across Russia, says he has been released…
Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and more than a thousand anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead…
Opposition, NGO cry fraud in Russian polls
Russian opposition activists and an NGO on Sunday reported ballot stuffing and multiple voting during the presidential election which is set to see Vladimir Putin win a fourth…
Russian opposition leader Navalny freed without charge
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from police custody late Sunday after being detained at a Moscow rally calling for the boycott of a March presidential…
Russian opposition leader Navalny detained at rally
Russian police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest upcoming polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin…
Russian opposition take to streets to protest ‘pseudo-elections’
Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny began a nationwide day of protest against the authorities on Sunday, calling on voters to boycott what they…
Top Russian court confirms ban on Navalny election bid
Russia’s top court on Saturday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a decision to bar him from running in the country’s 2018 presidential election.
Putin submits candidacy for fourth term in office
Russia's central election commission on Wednesday accepted documents from Vladimir Putin needed to register him as a candidate in next March's presidential ballot.
Opposition leader Navalny barred from challenging Putin
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was barred on Monday from running in next year’s presidential election after officials ruled he was ineligible to take part due to a…
'There are other options for Russia's opposition', says FRANCE 24's correspondent Thomas Lowe
"There are other options for Russia's opposition in Russia’s elections," says FRANCE 24's correspondent Thomas Lowe.