Russian authorities announced a new criminal charge against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Wednesday, the latest move in a crackdown ahead of September`s parliamentary election that could add as much as three years to his prison term.

Russia hits Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with new charge that could add to jail term

The website of Navalny's top strategist, Leonid Volkov, and longtime ally Lyubov Sobol were among 49 links that had been blocked.

Russia blocks access to websites of Alexei Navalny

Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny's ally said on Monday that Russia media regulator had blocked 49 websites linked to Navalny "By the decision of the prosecutor general's office, 49 websites were blocked simultaneously," key Navalny aide Leonid Volkov said on his Telegram channel on Monday.

Russia blocked 49 Navalny-linked websites, says aide

A Russian legal group that has defended organisations of Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny on Sunday said that it was disbanding due to fears of criminal sanctions. Team 29 said that after a request from prosecutors, its website had been blocked.

Russia: Legal group having links with Navalny disbands

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in an annual call-in show where he took questions from the citizens. Most of the questions this year were dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic, Moscow’s ties with the West, Ukraine, the black sea spat, jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny and allegations of cyberattacks.

Putin discusses Ukraine, Black Sea, Navalny and vaccines in marathon call-in show

The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a top White House advisor warned Sunday.

US says preparing new Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning

The daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Daria Navalnaya has said that Kremlin would not succeed in silencing its critics. She also expressed concern about 'the fast downfall of democracy in the country.

Navalny's daughter says Kremlin can't silence its critics

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred from a prison hospital back to his penal colony after receiving treatment following a hunger strike, his allies said Monday.

Navalny transferred to prison after hunger strike: Allies

Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fierce critics recently accused the prison where he is being currently held of censoring his newspapers.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny sues prison for censoring his newspapers

Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin critic currently in prison, has claimed that three new criminal investigations have been initiated against him by Russian authorities.

'Becoming a hardened criminal': Navalny says Russia has launched three new criminal probes against him

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced popular opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman to nine days in jail for urging people to join demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Russia jails former mayor Roizman over tweets in support of Navalny

Russia has banned opposition leader Alexei Navalny's regional political network.

Alexei Navalny's regional political network banned

The US embassy in Moscow said on Friday (April 30) it was reducing consular services after Russia restricted the hiring of local staff at foreign missions, the latest setback to strained US-Russia relations.

US embassy says it is forced to reduce consular services in Moscow

A Russian court has jailed Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny's ally to two and a half years in prison on pornography charges. Russia is inching closer to shutting down Alexei Navalny's political network.

Alexei Navalny's ally jailed for video post

Russia has added Alexei Navalny's network of regional campaign offices to the list of organisation labelled as ‘extremist’. The news has come a few days after a Moscow prosecutor requested to officially outlaw the backbone of Navalny’s political movement — the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) — claiming it to be an extremist group.

Russia: Alexei Navalny's network of regional campaign offices labelled 'extremist'

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'naked, thieving king', while his first appearance in court after his hunger strike via video link.

Alexei Navalny Calls Putin A 'naked, thieving king' in court hearing

Russian authorities rapidly painted over a large mural of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Wednesday after it appeared overnight on a building in central St Petersburg.

Russian authorities paint over a large mural of Alexei Navalny in St Petersburg

Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny's key aide said on Thursday that his organisation was disbanding its national network ahead of possible court ruling that may declare it an extremist organisation.

Alexei Navalny's political network disbands ahead of 'extremism' ruling

A Russian court has ordered regional campaign groups supporting Alexei Navalny to stop their activities, pending a request to outlaw them and the jailed Kremlin critic’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.

Russia orders Alexei Navalny's activists to stop operations

The activities of jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) have been restricted on Tuesday by the Moscow City Court within the framework of the claim to label it as an extremist organisation, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted a court spokesman as saying.

Russian court restricts activities of Navalny's anti-corruption foundation

Moscow City court is expected to rule on a request from Moscow prosecutor to officially outlaw Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) as an extremist organisation.

Russian court may declare Alexei Navalny's group an extremist outfit

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said he will began ending his hunger strike that he began on March 31. But Navalny insisted that he would maintain his key demand for a visit from his own doctor.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he will end hunger strike

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's doctors have asked him to end his hunger strike as soon as possible. In a statement Navalny's doctors said that he might die if he does not end his strike. He is on hunger strike since March 31.

Doctors ask Alexei Navalny to end hunger strike

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has announced a stop to his hunger strike that he had been carrying out in the prison. "As Alice from "Wonderland" said: here you have to run to stay put.

Alexei Navalny announces plans to end his hunger strike

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