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The prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin has been accused of creating a non-profit organisation that infringes on people’s rights.

The prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin has been accused of creating a non-profit organisation that infringes on people’s rights.

Russian regulators block the website of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny before the election Navalny’s team said on Monday that Russian authorities have restricted access to the website of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and dozens of sites run by his close allies. This move comes at a time when the government is putting increasing pressure on opposition supporters, independent journalists and human rights activists before the Russian parliamentary elections. The September vote is wi...

June 29, 2021 at 4:34 pm MOSCOW (AP) — A court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a top associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, though the man lives outside the country out of the reach of authorities. The Nagatinsky District Court said Ivan Zhdanov should be arrested on charges of failing to comply with an earlier court ruling — an offense that carries a prison term of up to two years. Zhdanov, who lives abroad, dismissed the ruling to arrest hi...

The court labeled the groups extremist, a move aimed at keeping Kremlin critics from running for parliament in September. The U.S. State Department condemned the courts ruling.

BREAKINGThe prosecution asked the Moscow City Court to name the foundation and the network of regional offices as an “extreme” group to fight the corr

A Russian court on June 9 declared organizations linked to imprisoned opposition politician Aleksei Navalny "extremist," the latest move in a c

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Russian court outlaws opposition leader Navalnys groups FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photog...

The Moscow City Court's ruling, effective immediately, prevents people associated with Navalny's Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his sprawling regional network from seeking public office. Many of Navalny's allies had hoped to run for parliamentary seats in the Sept. 19 election.

A Moscow court on Wednesday night (local time) outlawed the organisations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labelling them extremist,