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To Discredit Navalny Protesters, Russia Spreads Myth Of Mass Youth Participation January 26, 2021 19:09 GMT Share share Print Among the footage from Russia-wide protests against the jailing of Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny on January 23, one clip stood out. On Moscows Pushkin Square, a squat policeman in a black mask and fur hat seizes a small boy by the arm and yanks him toward a riot van as a crowd of onlookers shouts "leave the child alone!" The following day, the minor would appear before...

Russian MP: Protesters in Russia wanted to implement ‘Belarusian scenario Photo courtesy of TASS MINSK, 26 January (BelTA) – The organizers of the unauthorized protests in Russia that took place on 23 January wanted victims in order to destabilize the situation in the country in line with the ‘Belarusian scenario, First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation Andrey Isaev said, TASS reports. “The scriptwriters of the 23 January events urged c...

Russia has opened criminal cases that could put protesters in jail for years after tens of thousands of people took to the streets at the weekend to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The crackdown comes as supporters of Navalny defy the Kremlin with calls for more rallies.

Mass Arbitrary Detentions, Police Brutality, Criminal Prosecutions Police officers clash with people during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. © AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin (Moscow) – On January 23, 2021, police detained more than 3,700 people across Russia at nationwide protests against the arrest of political opposition figure Alexey Navalny and against state corruption, Human Rights Wa...

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the United States embassy in Moscow of meddling in opposition rallies across the country on Saturday demanding the release from prison of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and asked for explanations from the US.

12 minute read Riot police officers use truncheons to beat some protesters while arresting others, during a rally in support of jailed opposition activist Alexei Navalny, in Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow, Russia, 23 January 2021, Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images “Time and time again, Russian authorities have suppressed free speech and peaceful protest through police brutality, violence, and mass arrests. The authorities understand their obligations to respect fundamental human...

Alexei Navalny: Why arrest of Vladimir Putins most prominent critic has left Russia engulfed by protests Tens of thousands nationwide answered Navalnys call to rally, issued after he was detained at a Moscow airport on arrival from Germany, where he had been recovering from a near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent FP Staff January 25, 2021 20:23:57 IST File Image of Russi...

Vladimir Putin has denied that a palace on the Black Sea belongs to him, after arch-rival Alexei Navalny accused him of owning it in an anti-corruption investigation.  Nothing that is listed there as my property belongs to me or my close relatives, and never did, Putin said during a video call with students on Monday. The Russian president spoke out after a weekend that saw thousands take to the streets in protests that Navalny - who is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence - had called for...

President Putin was willing to talk if his US counterpart was ready to resolve differences between the two nations US-Russia, Kremlin spokesman told Interfax.