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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 706

As the war enters its 706th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Alexei Navalny disappears from jail – another in the long line of Russian dissidents to fall foul of Vladimir Putin

There is growing concern about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who is reported to have disappeared from the Russian prison colony in which he has been serving a lengthy sentence. Lawyers for the 47-year-old dissident said he had last been in contact two weeks ago.

The Conversation

Australia sanctions Russians who poisoned activist

Three Russian agents involved in the poisoning of an activist and 10 people linked to his harsh imprisonment have been sanctioned by Australia.

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Wife of twice-poisoned Briton held in Kremlin prison fears ‘time is running out’

Exclusive: Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in a Russian prison in April this year for criticising the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine

The Independent UK

In Russia, more Kremlin critics are being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows

Russia under President Vladimir Putin has been closing in on those who challenge the Kremlin

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 631

As the war enters its 631st day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and journalists have been killed in a variety of ways

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Russia-Ukraine war: Poland to deploy more border troops after Belarus ‘violates airspace’; ‘drone shot down in Crimea’ – as it happened

Belarus rejected claims it violated airspace as ‘far-fetched’; Moscow-installed governor of Crimea says ‘UAV shot down in the Kara-Koba region’

The Guardian - AU

UK sanctions Moscow judges after British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza’s appeal rejected

Sunak calls decision by Moscow judges ‘unjustifiable’

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 524

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 524th day.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 524 of the invasion

Drones strike Moscow for second successive day; Russia claims to have repelled attack on Black Sea fleet patrol ships

The Guardian - AU

UK sanctions six people after British-Russian dissident’s appeal rejected

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the decision by Moscow judges ‘unjustifiable’.

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe meets with family of Briton jailed in Russia

Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard Ratcliffe accused the UK Government of being ‘very soft’ on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s case.

The Independent UK

MPs demand to ‘cut through Whitehall bureaucracy’ and get jailed British-Russian dissident home

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a British passport, has been jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court for opposing the invasion of Ukraine

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MPs call for more help for jailed British-Russian dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a British passport, has been jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court for opposing the invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Inside the penal colonies: A glimpse at life for political prisoners swept up in Russia's crackdowns

Alexei Navalny will spend his 47th birthday Sunday in a tiny prison cell with hardly any natural light

The Independent UK

Russia targets Greenpeace in crackdown on dissent but Kremlin critic Roizman avoids prison

Russia on Monday declared the global environmental group Greenpeace to be an undesirable organization, effectively banning it from operating in the country

France 24

Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's 'health is failing', says wife

The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the face of an act of "cynical vengeance" by Moscow.

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Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces 'psychological torture', wife says

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

France 24

Wife of jailed Russian activist Kara-Murza says she will 'never stop fighting' for him

FRANCE 24 spoke to Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition activist who was recently sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Moscow court for "high treason" because of his outspoken criticism of the war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza sent a message to her jailed husband: she…

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

These men can save Russia: we must not desert them

Letter: Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to let leading Russian opposition figures Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza die in jail, write Bernard Guetta, Timothy Garton Ash, Ezio Mauro and Adam Michnik

France 24

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 423 of the invasion

Nato chief ‘confident’ Ukraine is ready to retake more territory; suspect in Pentagon leaks posted information earlier than previously thought – report

Reason

Brittney Griner's Russian Imprisonment Outraged the Country. So Should Vladimir Kara-Murza's.

The journalist and dissident, who was sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony for criticizing the Russian government, has not received the same attention.

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