Alexei Navalny

Jailed Russian opposition politician alexei navalny confirms he has been shifted to the snow-swept Polar Wolf prison, one of the toughest prisons in Russia. The prison colony, about 60 km north of the Arctic Circle, was founded in the 1960s as part of the GULAG system. Navalny jokes about the harsh weather conditions and mentions receiving winter clothing. He takes a veiled potshot at Putin and expresses gratitude for the support received. Concerns over Navalny's wellbeing persist, and the US State Department remains deeply concerned about his unjust detention.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected reports that Russia's security services were behind the poisoning of alexei navalny, saying that if they were, the opposition leader would not be alive. Navalny fell violently ill during a flight from Siberia to Moscow in August and was hospitalised in the Russian city of Omsk before being transported to Berlin by medical aircraft.

alexei navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Putin, died in jail according to the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he was serving his sentence. World leaders have condemned his death and held Putin "responsible" for it. Other European leaders also issued a statement on Navalny's death, including US Vice President Kamala Harris, and UK PM Rishi Sunak.

A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader alexei navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, said Wednesday that doctors have found him to be suffering from two spinal hernias. Vadim Kobzev told the Interfax news agency that Navalny also has a spinal protrusion and is beginning to lose feeling in his hands.

Moscow prosecutors on Monday ordered regional campaign groups supporting jailed Kremlin critic alexei navalny to stop their activities pending a request to outlaw them and his Anti-Corruption Foundation, representatives of the groups said.

Jailed Kremlin critic alexei navalny's health has improved, and he is keeping in touch with measures being taken against his campaigning group, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said on Friday.

Russia has dismissed accusations from European nations that it poisoned alexei navalny with epibatidine as "biased and baseless." Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands said in a joint statement on Saturday that they believe Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a toxic substance derived from poison dart frogs. While the US is not disputing the charge, it has refrained from direct comments. Navalny, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, died in February 2024 at an Arctic penal colony.

Allies of jailed Kremlin critic alexei navalny said on Wednesday they were concerned by a deterioration in his health and his lawyers said they had not been allowed to visit him in the prison camp holding him. Navalny, 44, was jailed last month for two and a half years on charges he called fabricated.

Jailed Kremlin critic alexei navalny said on Monday he had a high temperature and a bad cough, and that three of the 15 inmates in his Russian prison ward were being treated in hospital for tuberculosis. Navalny, 44, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, declared a hunger strike last week to protest against what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to give him proper medical care for acute back and leg pain.

The US ambassador to Moscow visited a makeshift shrine to alexei navalny on Sunday, as Russian authorities suppressed memorials and tributes to the late opposition leader. Ambassador Lynne Tracy was pictured on Sunday at the Solovetsky Stone, a monument to political repression that has become a major site of tributes for Navalny.

Three lawyers representing Russian opposition leader alexei navalny were detained by Russian authorities after their homes were searched. The move is seen as an attempt to isolate Navalny further. The lawyers were targeted as part of a criminal case on charges of participating in an extremist group. Navalny has been imprisoned since January 2021 and has faced multiple charges, which he claims are politically motivated.

Jailed Kremlin critic alexei navalny was awarded the European Parliament's annual human rights prize on Wednesday for his efforts to challenge President Vladimir Putin's grip on power. "He has fought tirelessly against the corruption of Vladimir Putin's regime. This cost him his liberty and nearly his life. Today's prize recognises his immense bravery and we reiterate our call for his immediate release," the European Parliament said on Twitter.