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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he's in harsher solitary cell for six months

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he had been moved to a harsher "cell-type" regime of solitary confinement for the next six months where he would be denied visits.

Reuters

Russia shuts down oldest rights group

Moscow (AFP) - A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia's oldest human rights organisation, the Moscow Helsinki Group, silencing another respected institution amid a political crackdown.

AFP

Oscars 2023: how to watch (almost) every nominated feature, doco and short in Australia

From the blockbusters to the tiny indies to the short documentaries – if it’s streaming now or coming soon, we've got you covered

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Navalny supporters put replica cell outside Russian embassy

Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have placed a replica of the tiny "punishment cell" he has repeatedly been held in outside Russia’s embassy in Berlin, in an effort to raise awareness of his fate

The Independent UK

‘We do our work because we are angry’: Navalny’s right-hand woman Maria Pevchikh on taking on Putin

It’s two years since the arrest and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Here his deputy talks about continuing his fearless anti-corruption work – and why she won’t give up hope of his release

The Guardian - UK

Trudy Rubin: Putin must be prevented from enabling the prison death of ill opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Western allies are finally realizing the Ukraine war won't end until Vladimir Putin's dreams of conquest are decisively defeated on the battlefield.

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Netherlands to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine; six children among dead in Dnipro strike – as it happened

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in Washington; death toll from Saturday’s Russian missile attack on a residential building rises to 45

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Jailed Navalny vows to keep resisting the Kremlin, Russia dismisses health concerns

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday used the second anniversary of his incarceration to reinforce his promise to keep up his opposition, as his family and allies started a campaign to free him.

Reuters

Fears grow for Alexei Navalny as Germany says he ‘needs urgent medical help’

Alexei Navalny seen via video link from prison

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin ‘will nominate his heir this year and retire to avoid revolution’

The Russian president reportedly fears being ousted by the head of a private army called the 'Wagner Group' and plans to hand over power and take refuge in his remote mansion

Daily Mirror

Germany calls on Russia to allow Navalny to receive necessary medical aid

Russian authorities should provide "urgent medical assistance" to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, whose condition is critical in view of inhumane prison conditions and solitary confinement, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters

Moscow threatens Russian actor with criminal charges after Ukraine war criticism

Moscow accuses Arthur Smolyaninov of making ‘a series of statements directed against Russia’

The Independent UK

Russia launches criminal probes on prominent Kremlin critics

Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition

The Independent UK

Russia's Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he was suffering worsening back pain from long spells in solitary confinement that he said were part of a deliberate strategy by the authorities to undermine his health.

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Navalny says mercenary boss visited his jail to recruit for Ukraine campaign

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company that has taken a major part in the Ukraine war, had visited his prison to recruit convicts.

Reuters

Pussy Riot members detained at World Cup final, activists say

Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained on Sunday after trying to storm the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran, activists said.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Is the documentary 'Navalny' a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?

As Vladimir Putin wages his misbegotten war on Ukraine, there's another, quieter war he's prosecuting, this one against a 46-year-old man who sits in a Russian prison, in solitary confinement, on trumped-up charges of fraud.

The Independent UK

Jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny gets 12 days in solitary confinement for swearing

Alexei Navalny is serving a prison term totalling 11-and-a-half years

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin puts 'unwashed alcoholic' into cramped cell of his biggest critic

In his latest bid to humiliate and break Russia's charismatic opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin has put him in a cramped cell with a “unwashed alcoholic”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Russia over Protests Crackdown

Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it called "egregious" human rights violations. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement Australia was imposing sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities, including Iran’s Morality Police and Basij…

The Guardian - AU

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians

Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

ABC News

Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives

Iran's morality police and Russians involved in the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny face new sanctions imposed by the Australian government.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin critic Ilya Yashin sentenced to eight years in prison for spreading ‘false information’

Russian opposition leader tried over YouTube video released in April

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen defends energy price relief plan – as it happened

Households expected to save around $230 on average after national cabinet agrees to energy price cap scheme. This blog is now closed

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Kremlin critic Yashin jailed over Ukraine remarks

Moscow (AFP) - Russia on Friday sentenced opposition politician Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for spreading "false information" about Russia's offensive in Ukraine, the highest-profile conviction under new legislation criminalising criticism of the assault.

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