Tag: #AlexeiNavalny
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UN Human Rights calls for Investigation of Alexei Navalny case
Geneva, March 1 (AFP/APP): UN human rights experts called Monday for an international investigation into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, as the EU agreed to sanction top Russian officials involved in his detention. Agnes Callamard, the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, and Irene Khan, the top expert on freedom of opinion and…
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Joe Biden’s administration extends the New START nuclear treaty with Russia
Washington, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow including over its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One day before the treaty was set to expire, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said…
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Navalny tells Moscow Court that proceedings against him were to intimidate Vladimir Putin
Moscow, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a Moscow court on Tuesday that the aim of the legal proceedings against him was to intimidate opponents of President Vladimir Putin. “The main thing in this process is to intimidate a huge number of people, this is how it works. They are putting one person…
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UN Security Council to discuss the plight of Alexei Navalny next week
United Nations, United States, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): The UN Security Council will meet informally next week to discuss the plight of detained Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the risk of causing tension with Moscow, diplomats said Friday. The meeting is scheduled to take place Wednesday after regular monthly discussions on the war in Syria. The session will be…
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Navalny revives and utters his first words
15th September 2020: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has revived from his coma and utters first words. According to reports from The Guardian, Alexei Navalny is now able to breathe without any external support, he has said in his first public statement since he was poisoned last month. Alexei Navalny is out of coma: Berlin Hospital…
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Alexei Navalny is out of coma: Berlin Hospital
7th September: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is out of a coma now, Berlin hospital has said. According to reports from Reuters, Russian critic Alexei Navalny has been removed from a medically induced coma and is responding to speech, Berlin’s Charite hospital said in a statement on Monday. The hospital which has been treating Navalny since…
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German Foreign Minister Threatens Sanctions over Navalny Poisoning
The German Foreign Minister has threatened sanctions over the Navalny poisoning.
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Kremlin denies the poisoning accusations to Navalny
Moscow, 3rd September: The Kremlin has rejected accusations that Russia had been responsible for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Thursday. According to Reuters, Kremlin rejects the accusations regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and said it saw no grounds for sanctions to be imposed against Moscow over the case. German Chancellor Angela…
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Putin’s critic Navalny still in critical condition
Moscow, 23rd August: Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, who has been in a coma since Thursday, remains in a “very critical” condition. According to reports from Bloomberg, Alexei Navalny, who has been in a coma since Thursday, remains in a “very critical” if stable condition since arriving in Germany for medical treatment after his suspected…
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Doctors refuse to shift Alexei Navalny
Moscow, 21st August: Russian doctors refuse permission to fly Alexei Navalny to Germany. According to reports from the international media, Russian doctors refused permission to move opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Friday, saying he is too ill to allow him to board an emergency flight to Germany. A Cinema For Peace Foundation spokesperson confirmed to…