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Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Moscow has rejected a ruling by judges in Strasbourg, who have ordered the immediate release of anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny from a Russian prison, where he is facing a three-and-a-half year sentence for fraud. … Read More >Russia slams ‘interference’ from European Court of Human Rights over demands to free jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny

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Moscow police conduct more than 100 probes into actions of riot officers at pro-Navalny rallies to determine possible wrongdoing

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Investigators in Moscow are looking into whether any police officers breached rules on the use of force as part of efforts to disperse mass unauthorized protests in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, last month. … Read More >Moscow police conduct more than 100 probes into actions of riot officers at pro-Navalny rallies to determine possible wrongdoing

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Russian activist Navalny back in court for third day of defamation trial after calling WWII veteran a ‘corrupt lackey’ & ‘traitor’

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is appearing in court again on Tuesday, as his case over libeling a World War II veteran goes into a third day. He is being tried after calling 94-year-old Ignat Artemenko a “traitor.” … Read More >Russian activist Navalny back in court for third day of defamation trial after calling WWII veteran a ‘corrupt lackey’ & ‘traitor’

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Russian court hears final arguments in Navalny defamation case after activist called WWII veteran a ‘corrupt lackey’ & ‘traitor’

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny appeared in court on Tuesday for the third day of a libel trial, after calling a World War II veteran a “traitor.” If found guilty, he could be fined up to 950,000 rubles ($13,000). … Read More >Russian court hears final arguments in Navalny defamation case after activist called WWII veteran a ‘corrupt lackey’ & ‘traitor’

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EU has been breaking off relations with Moscow for years, says Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov amid growing tension with Brussels

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021By Editor

Worsening ties between the EU and Russia are the fault of Brussels, Sergey Lavrov has claimed, saying that the bloc blames Moscow for its woes in Ukraine and has unilaterally torn up beneficial diplomatic agreements. … Read More >EU has been breaking off relations with Moscow for years, says Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov amid growing tension with Brussels

Journalism & Mass media

Russian Foreign Ministry on Phony US Support for Democratic Rights and Other Issues

Posted on February 14, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Phony US Support for Democratic Rights and Other Issues … Read More >Russian Foreign Ministry on Phony US Support for Democratic Rights and Other Issues

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Russia’s rivals attempt to ‘exploit’ effects of Covid-19 pandemic by encouraging protests in support of Navalny, Putin tells media

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

Foreign powers are trying to weaponise frustration over falling living standards due to to the Covid-19 pandemic to stir up protests in support of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, President Vladimir Putin has said. … Read More >Russia’s rivals attempt to ‘exploit’ effects of Covid-19 pandemic by encouraging protests in support of Navalny, Putin tells media

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Navalny’s ‘doctor’, who never actually treated activist, ‘liquidated’ in secret Kremlin plot, says conspiracy-loving Western media

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

Western media has jumped down the rabbit hole into another Kremlin killing conspiracy after a doctor in the Siberian city of Omsk died suddenly – taking to the grave, they say, secrets about opposition figure Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Navalny’s ‘doctor’, who never actually treated activist, ‘liquidated’ in secret Kremlin plot, says conspiracy-loving Western media

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After Russia booted out 3 EU diplomats, Moscow’s man in Brussels say it’s ‘hard to imagine’ his staff attending protests abroad

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

After three diplomats were kicked out of Russia for taking part in rallies in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Moscow’s representative to the EU believes it’s unimaginable that Russian officials would do the same. … Read More >After Russia booted out 3 EU diplomats, Moscow’s man in Brussels say it’s ‘hard to imagine’ his staff attending protests abroad

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In new twist, Putin tells private meeting that France’s Macron refused Russian request to see Navalny’s medical analysis — reports

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that the Kremlin asked Paris for evidence that opposition figure Alexey Navalny was poisoned, but French President Emmanuel Macron refused to provide it. … Read More >In new twist, Putin tells private meeting that France’s Macron refused Russian request to see Navalny’s medical analysis — reports