Alexéi Navalni

The activist sees no end to the unrelenting authoritarianism and repression in her country

The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated

A number of Navalny associates have faced extremism-related charges. His supporters see it as a deliberate Kremlin strategy to silence its most ardent opponent

The move was an attempt to ‘completely isolate Navalny,’ his ally Ivan Zhdanov said on social media. President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe has been behind bars since January 2021

Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated, is President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe

Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud and contempt of court — charges he says are politically motivated

Navalny has said that the new extremism charges which he rejected as “absurd” could keep him in prison for another 30 years

On Thursday, a court in Moscow ordered to liquidate the Sova Center, a prominent non-governmental organization that monitors racism and xenophobia in Russia, as well as implementation of anti-extremism laws

Navalny said Wednesday that he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges, as authorities set the stage for a new trial against the Kremlin’s leading critic

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The Russian dissident, who was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok in August, discussed his recovery with EL PAÍS. He accuses Putin of the failed assassination and of allowing lethal substances to be made in secret labs. He also admits it is difficult to protect himself from another attack