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Prominent Russian rights organization dissolves amid crackdown Veteran human rights activist Lev Ponomarev has announced the dissolution of his For Human Rights movement. He was recently labeled a "foreign agent" himself, as authorities turn up the pressure on perceived enemies. Lev Ponomarev is one of Russias most prominent human rights activists Just ahead of the winter holidays at the end of last year, Russian lawmakers rushed through a host of new laws, including an addendum to Russias la...

Alexei Navalny is a Russian nationalist but he may still be good news for Ukraine UkraineAlert by Andreas Umland Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears in court in Moscow on February 2, 2021. (Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS) The failed poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Alexei Navalny has catapulted the Russian anti-corruption activist to the top of the international agenda in recent months. This has served...

Just days after being sentenced to jail, the prominent Putin critic now faces a separate trial over defamation charges. Navalny could face up to two more years in prison.