White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death

'The freest person in Russia': Natan Sharansky on his letters with Alexei Navalny

Editor’s note: The KGB, referred to throughout, is now known as the FSB. Natan Sharansky — the Russian-Israeli refusenik, author and human rights activist who was imprisoned by the former Soviet Union from 1977 to 1986 — is what you might think of as an elder statesman of the gulag. He withstood deprivation, torture and 400 days in solitary confinement, including a 110 day-long hunger strike. Upon his release, he made aliyah and has had a long c…

Alexei Navalny mourners arrested and 'forced to sign up with Russian military'

Hundreds of people were detained by police after a wave of protests around Russia following opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in prison.

'I'm the priest detained on way to Navalny memorial - I want a free Russia'

Father Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko was detained in a crackdown on vigils for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny (Picture: Emily Manley, Metro.co.uk/AFP/Getty A Russian priest who suffered a stroke after being detained as he went to hold a memorial for Alexei Navalny has openly praised the Kremlin critic’s ‘struggle for freedom’.  Father Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko was taken into custody as soon as he left his home in St Petersburg on Saturday during a nati…

EU Okays Additional Sanctions on Russia After Navalny’s Death

The European Union on Wednesday agreed in principle on a new, 13th, package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, days after the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a Russian prison. The EU aims to vote on the package in time for February 24, which marks the second anniversary of the war, Belgium, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said today.   “This package is one of the broadest approved by the EU. It will und…

For many young Russians, dreams of democracy died with Alexei Navalny

The opposition leader who died in prison gave hope to thousands of young, liberal Russians, but the outlook for freedom and democracy have never seemed bleaker.