A Russian court on Wednesday outlawed groups linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after declaring them "extremist", a move that bans his allies from elections and will further strain U.

Russian court outlaws Kremlin critic Navalny's network in pre-election knockout

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny received a human rights award on Tuesday, May 8, and he dedicated the prize to all the political prisoners in Russia and Belarus.

Navalny dedicates human rights award to political prisoners in Russia and Belarus 

Russian President Putin signs 'extremist' bill, effectively banning certain groups from contesting elections. Critics believe that the bill would bar Navalny's allies from elections.

Russia: Is the 'Navalny network' an 'extremist' group?

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 is set to hear an 'extremism' case against the political network of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday as Moscow seeks to outlaw the opposition to President Vladimir Putin.

Russia seeks to outlaw Navalny movement 

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

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 group of rights experts from the United Nations sounded the alarm over Navalny’s condition on Wednesday, while asking for his evacuation from Russia on medical grounds.

Navalny in 'serious danger', requires immediate medical help: UN experts

The Russian Police has arrested eight people in Russia's far-eastern city of Magadan on Wednesday, according to the Open Russia opposition group, as protests began across the country over Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's deteriorating health in prison.

Russian police detain eight at Navalny protests in far east

President Vladimir Putin will deliver a state-of-the-nation speech to Russians on Wednesday as supporters of his fiercest critic, Alexei Navalny, plan nationwide protests over his deteriorating health in jail.

Navalny supporters seek to drown out Putin speech with mass protests

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is fighting for life in Russia for over three weeks. Navanly has been on a hunger strike and his health has deteriorated over the weekend.

World watches closely as Navalny fights for life in Russia  

Eleven Russian politicians signed an open letter demanding an independent doctor be immediately allowed to see Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, news channel CNN reported.

Health of Navalny threatens his life: Russian politicians to President Vladimir Putin

Alexei Navalny, the jailed Kremlin critic can 'die any minute' as a result of his rapidly deteriorating health, doctors warned on Saturday. They have urged immediate access to Navalny.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny can 'die any minute', say doctors

The United States on Sunday warned Russia of consequences if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny died in prison. Doctors have said on Saturday that the jailed politician can die "any minute".

US warns Russia of 'consequences' if Alexei Navalny dies

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny risks dying in prison as he continues a hunger strike to press authorities into allowing him proper medical care. Navalny said that he was suffering from heavy cough and fever, but would continue a hunger strike he launched last week demanding adequate medical treatment.

Navalny says continuing hunger strike despite cough and fever, risks death in prison

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is in great pain, his lawyer said Thursday after visiting him in prison, adding that allies were afraid for his life. His supporters said a day earlier they were concerned by a deterioration in his health and his lawyers said they had not been allowed to visit him in prison.

Kremlin critic Navalny in 'strong' pain, allies fear for his life

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is serving a two-and-half-year jail term in a penal colony outside Moscow, has claimed that he was locked up in a "real concentration camp".

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny claims he is locked up in 'concentration camp' outside Moscow

Russian police detained around 200 people at a meeting of independent and opposition politicians in Moscow on Saturday, accusing them of links to an 'undesirable organisation', a monitoring group and a TV station said.

Russia detains around 200 people, including opposition figures  

After the United States imposed new sanctions on seven senior Russian officials over the attempted assassination of Kremlin critic and opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Kremlin said that the sanctions would not achieve their goal and would merely worsen the already strained relations between the two countries.

Sanctions will worsen strained ties with US: Russia on Navalny row

The US and the European Union have imposed new sanctions on 7 senior Russian officials for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and urged his release from prison.

US intel blames Kremlin for poisoning of Navalny

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven senior Russians as it said its intelligence concluded that Moscow was behind the poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

US imposes sanctions on Russia over poisoning of Kremlin critic Navalny

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday the United States was "deeply troubled" by Russia's growing intolerance of free speech, on the sixth anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.

US State Secretary Blinken says US 'deeply troubled' by Russia's intolerance of free speech

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The head of Russia's prison authority on Friday confirmed that opposition politician Alexei Navalny had been moved from Moscow to a detention centre where he would serve his just over 2-1/2-year sentence, the RIA news agency reported.

Navalny moved to detention centre: Russian prison authority  

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