Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexey Navalny ... Navalny in prison while he served his 19-year sentence. Navalny, Putin's main political opponent, communicated with ...

“Hundreds of people have been prosecuted over their anti-war stance, and sentences ... Putin who died in a Russian prison last year. In January, three of Navalny’s lawyers were each sentenced ...

Navalny -- Putin's main opponent -- was declared an "extremist" by Russian authorities ... "They will all appeal" their sentences, said Ivan Novikov, the lawyer defending Kriger.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on 28 individuals responsible for serious violations of human rights, the repression of democratic opposition, and activities seriously undermining the rule of ...

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced well-known election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after it ...

Four Russian journalists were sentenced by a Moscow court to 5-1/2 years each in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of working for the banned organisation of the late opposition leader Alexei ...

The anti-war activist has had previous run-ins with the law, having been detained ... Prosecutors had been seeking a six-year sentence for Kozyreva, Russian independent media channel, SOTA Vision ...

a close associate of Mr. Navalny, on Wednesday condemned the verdict. “Golos gave rise to a massive election monitoring movement in Russia in 2011, then the protests began which gave Putin quite ...