by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2013 | World
Russia, AP—A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2013 | World
Kirov, Reuters—Protest leader Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would destroy the political system under President Vladimir Putin that was “sucking the blood out of Russia”, after state prosecutors demanded he be jailed for six years on theft charges....
