Russia鈥檚 FSB security service on Thursday raided the house of the father of Leonid Volkov, a close ally to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Volkov said, calling it 鈥榬evenge鈥� for his own anti-Kremlin campaigning.
The first anniversary of Alexei Navalny鈥檚 death in jail is a stark reminder that Moscow is holding 鈥榤ore than 2,000 political prisoners鈥�, the UN鈥檚 expert on rights in Russia said on Monday.
At least 1,500 Russians came to the grave of Alexei Navalny in Moscow Sunday, risking reprisals and braving freezing temperatures to pay their respects to the opposition leader on the first anniversary of his death in prison.
A Russian journalist has been detained on 鈥榚xtremism鈥� accusations for helping to create YouTube videos for the team of late opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, Moscow courts said on Saturday.聽.....