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Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny kneed in the groin by brutal prison guards

Alexei Navalny received a knee blow to the groin after refusing to enter his cell when an unwashed homeless man was put there by prison warders, his lawyer said

Daily Mirror

Russia's Navalny faces new charges after prison 'provocation' - lawyer

Russia's leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, faces the prospect of new criminal charges after in effect being forced to break the rules of the maximum security penal colony where he is being held, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 419 of the invasion

Putin visits commanders in occupied Kherson and Luhansk regions of Ukraine; WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court

The Guardian - AU

'Stalin-style' show trials and unexplained deaths of opposition figures show the depth of repression in Putin's Russia

Longtime Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison after what the journalist and activist has dismissed as a 1930s-style “show trial”.

The Conversation

Is Alexei Navalny being slowly killed in captivity?

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being gradually poisoned behind bars, his allies claim.

The Week

Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance

The 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authorities’ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions

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Putin opponent in jail is suffering 'mystery illness that may be slow poisoning'

Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman tweeted that an ambulance was called last week to the maximum security IK-6 penal colony at Melekhovo, about 155 miles east of Moscow

Daily Mirror

Alexei Navalny in ‘critical’ situation after possible poisoning, says ally

Russian opposition leader said to have had severe stomach pains, with ambulance being called to penal colony

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy and UK prime minister discuss accelerating military support for Ukraine – as it happened

Rishi Sunak also condemns beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war as leaders discuss situation on battlefield

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 415 of the invasion

MoD says Russian and Wagner troops are making gains in Donetsk frontline town; US arrests 21-year-old air national guardsman over Pentagon leaks

The Guardian - AU

Supporters of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny say he may be being poisoned in prison

Russian dissident politician Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned according to his spokeswoman who says he is ill in jail with a mystery ailment.

Evening Standard

Russia’s Navalny ‘has mystery illness which may be slow poisoning’

Russia’s most prominent opposition leader is suffering ‘acute pain’, which supporters fear may be due to poison

The Independent UK

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says

The 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he was moved to a conventional cell and had lost about 18 pounds in 15 days. A spokeswoman says it's believed he's being given low doses of poison.

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Factbox: Who is Alexei Navalny and what does he say of Russia, Putin and death?

Russia's most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost 8 kg in jail and is suffering an illness that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said.

The Independent UK

Russia identifies Ukrainian suspect in war blogger's killing

Russia’s top security agency has accused a Ukrainian man of involvement in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe

Reuters

Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning - spokeswoman

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

US attorney general confirms arrest of air national guardsman suspected of being behind intelligence leaks – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Aide: Jailed Russian opposition leader ill, perhaps poisoned

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is reportedly in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning

Reuters

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he is back in solitary, conditions 'hellish'

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday said he had been moved back into solitary confinement and forced to endure "extremely hellish" conditions.

ABC News

Vladimir Milov once served under Putin. Now exiled, he's using his insights to bring down the Russian regime

Don't believe what you read about sanctions against Russia being ineffective, says Vladimir Milov. He believes they are weakening Putin's grip on power.

Daily Mirror

Funeral held for Vladlen Tatarsky killed by bomb - with sledgehammer next to coffin

A service with sledgehammers left by the coffin of Vladlen Tatarsky who was killed in a café bomb blast in St Petersburg, has been held

France 24

'Putin has decided to become the new Stalin': Exiled Russian dissident Vladimir Osechkin

Russian dissident Vladmir Osechkin spoke to FRANCE 24 from the French city of Biarritz, where he has been living in exile since 2015. The founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents abuses in the Russian prison system, believes the Russian secret services "tried to organise his liquidation" in September 2022.…

ABC News

Moscow alleges Ukraine and domestic opposition were behind the fatal bombing of a St Petersburg cafe. These experts aren't so sure

Experts are sceptical Ukraine and the domestic opposition were behind the bombing death of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and say there are others with potential motives — including factions within the Russian establishment.

The Independent UK

Suspect in Russia cafe bombing that killed pro-Putin blogger charged with terror offences

Darya Trepova, 26, faces up to two decades in prison, as husband insists she was framed

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