EU leads call for probe into Navalny’s death at UN human rights body
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A group of more than 40 countries on Monday reiterated calls for Russia to allow an independent international investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison. The call was made by European Union Ambassador Lotte Knudsen at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of all […]
Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was “killed” because he was close to being freed in a prisoner swap and President Vladimir Putin could not tolerate the thought of him being released, a close ally alleged on Monday. Navalny, 47, died at an Arctic penal colony on 16th February. The Kremlin, which casts […]
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition politician and Putin nemesis, reported dead at 47
London, UK Reuters Alexei Navalny, reported to have died on Friday by Russia’s prison service, was the fiercest domestic opponent of Vladimir Putin, whom he accused of trying to kill him and of having him jailed on bogus charges and deprived of medical care. He was 47. The Kremlin dismissed the allegations and cast Navalny […]
Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in jail, West holds Russia responsible
Moscow, Russia Reuters Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence, authorities said. The death of Navalny, a 47-year-old former lawyer, robs the disparate Russian opposition of its most prominent […]