Most of Russia’s opposition is either dead ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · The Russian opposition lost its brightest star when politician Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony. He joined a long list of Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists who have been killed in a variety of ways.
How Putin's Russia evolved from tolerating to suppressing dissent | AP News
WEBOver the last decade, Vladimir Putin’s Russia evolved from a country that tolerates at least some dissent to one that ruthlessly suppresses it. Arrests, trials and long prison terms — once rare — are commonplace. Navalny, a popular opposition figure, died in a remote Arctic prison on Feb. 16, 2024.
Washington lawmakers hope released opposition leaders revive ... - POLITICO
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Defense. Washington lawmakers hope released opposition leaders revive anti-Putin movement in Russia. The historic prisoner swap freed Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, Andrei Pivovarov, and...
With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still …
WEBDec 9, 2023 · Most Russian opposition figures are either in prison or in exile abroad. But they vow that they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin.
Meet the dissident Russians living the ‘nightmare from which it is ...
WEBDec 28, 2022 · Thousands have been detained, according to rights groups. Many others have been forced to withdraw from public life or lost their jobs, after hundreds of western companies withdrew from Russia and...
Zelenskyy has consolidated Ukraine's TV outlets and dissolved rival ...
WEBJul 8, 2022 · President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue.
Navalny joins list of dead Putin critics as Kremlin stamps ... - NBC News
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The death of Alexei Navalny deals a severe blow to Russia’s opposition, which President Vladimir Putin has ruthlessly silenced. Here are some of the Kremlin critics who have died, been jailed or...
Russia’s opposition is united against Putin but divided ... - NBC News
WEBScattered across Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Berlin and London, the opposition is obviously divided. But within Russia, it is crippled. According to Human Rights Watch, the Russian system is more ...
Aleksei Navalny, Jailed Russian Opposition Leader, Receives 19 …
WEBAug. 4, 2023. A Russian court on Friday handed Aleksei A. Navalny, the jailed opposition campaigner, a new, 19-year sentence on charges of supporting “extremism” and ordered him imprisoned...
As Russia holds elections, Putin opposition fights to ... - ABC News
WEBMar 15, 2024 · Putin faces no real challengers, with anti-war candidates blocked from the ballot and virtually all leading opposition figures either in jail, exile or dead.
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