by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2017 | World
A day after he was sentenced to 20 days in jail, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against holding unsanctioned rallies. The organizers of such events would be prosecuted, it warned. Navalny was sentenced on Monday to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 7, 2017 | World
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested while headed to an opposition protest in the capital Moscow last month, was released from jail on Friday after 25 days in detention, his press secretary said. “Today at 9:00 am (0600 GMT) Alexei Navalny...
by Thaer Abbas | Jun 13, 2017 | World
Moscow announced on Tuesday that it will disregard calls by the United States to release Russian protesters, who were detained on Monday during anti-government rallies that also saw the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The United States condemned...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2017 | World
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested on Monday shortly before he headed to central Moscow to attend a protest. His wife announced on Twitter that Navalny was detained at the entrance of his home in the Russia capital. She added that the unsanctioned...
by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 28, 2017 | World
Moscow – Prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days in prison on Monday for his role in weekend anti-government protests in the Russian capital Moscow and other regions. The development has buoyed the liberal opposition’s morale a...
