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Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison on February 16, 2024. Less than a month later, his chief of staff, Leonid Volkov, was attacked with a hammer in Lithuania.

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A mourner lays flowers on the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow on March 2, 2024, the next day after Navalny's funeral.

Mourners in Moscow mark 40 days since Alexei Navalny's death

Mourners in Moscow mark 40 days since Alexei Navalny's death

Navalny's supporters mourn the loss of the prominent opposition leader and find it hard to come to accept his passing.
PoliticsMarch 27, 202402:28 min
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Anti-Putin protests on final day of voting

Anti-Putin protests on final day of voting

Thousands of people took part in a silent protest by forming long queues at polling stations at noon on Sunday.
PoliticsMarch 17, 202401:49 min
In the city of Grozny, a woman casts her vote in the 2024 Russian presidential election.

Russia holds second day of presidential election

Russia holds second day of presidential election

Russia has completed the second day of its presidential vote, in which Vladimir Putin is expected to win another term.
PoliticsMarch 16, 202401:40 min
A women sits at a desk with papers in front of her while I sign points to the voting station

Russia: Voting begins in election Putin is likely to win

Russia: Voting begins in election Putin is likely to win

The presidential election is all but sure to hand President Vladimir Putin another six-year term.
PoliticsMarch 15, 202402:50 min
View of a police car standing at the scene where Leonid Volkov was attacked outside his home

Putin critic Volkov defiant after attack

Putin critic Volkov defiant after attack

Activist Leonid Volkov, former chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, was attacked outside his home in Vilnius.
CrimeMarch 13, 202401:49 min
Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) is seen serving Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) at a dinner in 2011

The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin

The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin

Many of those who have spoken out publicly against Russian President Vladimir Putin have paid with their lives.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2024
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