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Articles with tag "Opposition"

Exiled Anti-Kremlin Activist Attacked in London – Agentstvo

Natalia Arno had her phone stolen by an unknown assailant after meeting with exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky in November.
opinion Inna Bondarenko

Why Benedict Cumberbatch Narrating Navalny's Memoirs Matters

Showing support for Russia's democratic opposition can be unfashionable. But spreading Navalny's story is a reminder of what we fight for.
4 Min read
opinion Timofei Martynenko

Why Russia's Opposition Must Not Abandon the Russian Flag

Anti-Kremlin activists have to show Russians that they stand for their dignity. Abandoning a familiar and unifying symbol undermines that.
6 Min read

Exiled Russian Opposition Leaders Urge Unity Against Putin, Ukraine War at Berlin Rally

Amid debates about the future of Russian opposition politics in exile, three leading figureheads insist that such demonstrations remain crucial. 
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‘It Is Impossible to Change Russia From the Outside’: Russian Opposition Politician Ilya Yashin

The Moscow Times spoke to the freed opposition politician about working in exile, the future after Putin and how he reaches Russians inside Russia.
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Belarusian Political Prisoner Kalesnikava Appears in Photo After 21 Months Without Contact

Kalesnikava, who led huge protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, had not been heard from since February 2023.
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Killed Anti-Kremlin Activist Dadin Buried in Kyiv ‘Without Permission,’ Widow Claims

Ildar Dadin had fought alongside the Ukrainian armed forces as a member of the Freedom of Russia Legion before his death in early October.
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Exiled Businessman Chichvarkin Says He’s Leaving Russia’s Opposition, Citing Infighting

Yevgeny Chichvarkin said he does not believe there are any figures in the opposition who “reflect the spirit, aspirations, or desires of the Russian...
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St. Petersburg Opposition Lawmaker Vishnevsky Resigns Over ‘Foreign Agent’ Ban

Authorities designated Boris Vishnevsky, a member of the liberal Yabloko party, as a “foreign agent” in March, citing his opposition to the war.
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Russian Police Arrest Wife of Exiled War Critic Gozman for Trafficking Cultural Goods

Leonid Gozman has not commented on his wife’s case, but earlier he announced that he was suspending political and media activity “due to personal circumstances...
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Russian Opposition Activist Slits Wrists in Court -Rights Group

Suvorova was arrested in 2023 for allegedly filing a false police report after she said that she was attacked by a police officer.
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Russian Activist Killed on Front Line in Ukraine

Ildar Dadin, the first anti-Kremlin activist to be convicted under a 2014 law clamping down on protests, died fighting against Russia alongside Ukrainian...
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Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Opposition Politician Shlosberg

Shlosberg, one of the few anti-war voices remaining in Russia, faces up to two years in prison if convicted.
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Lithuania to Review Navalny Allies’ Claims Over Volkov Attack

President Nauseda emphasized that members of the Russian and Belarusian opposition “will be able to operate freely and be safe” in Lithuania.
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Who Is Leonid Nevzlin, the Controversial Exiled Kremlin Critic Accused of Ordering Attacks on Navalny Allies?

The Russian-Israeli businessman and outspoken Kremlin critic is at the center of a scandal between his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky and...
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Team Navalny Accuses Ex-Khodorkovsky Partner of Ordering Hammer Attack on Volkov

Leonid Volkov was attacked with tear gas and a hammer outside his home in Lithuania this March.
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Russia Jails Exiled Ex-Lawmaker Ponomaryov 10 Years in Absentia

A Moscow court found Ilya Ponomaryov guilty of “justifying terrorism” and spreading “fakes” about the Russian military.
1 Min read
opinion Irina Mak

How Anti-Kremlin Artists Are Diagnosing a Sick Regime

Two and a half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this art is seen less as a protest than as a testimony — or, rather, as a diagnosis.
6 Min read

Moscow Activist Kotov Detained for Allegedly Donating to Navalny’s ‘Extremist’ Groups

Konstantin Kotov was arrested during the 2019 Moscow election protests and ended up serving 18 months for “multiple breaches” of Russian protest laws...
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Russia Hands 8-Year Term To Exiled Kremlin Critic Gudkov

Dmitry Gudkov, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, said the sentence was a "badge of honor."
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