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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicAlexei Navalny

Topic: Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition leader & Putin critic Alexei Navalny has died, claims prison service

The Federal Penitentiary Service of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said in a statement that Navalny ‘felt unwell’ after a walk at the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp.

Longer meal breaks, access to more books: Putin critic Navalny challenges prison rules in court

Navalny has frequently used such hearings as a means of defying authorities, showing his resilience & maintaining a link to the outside world amid harsh conditions of his imprisonment.

Moscow court to hear new criminal case against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on 31 May

Navalny is already serving combined sentences of 11-1/2 years for fraud & contempt of court in a maximum-security penal colony.

Autocrats in the 21st century aren’t like past dictators — just look at Putin

Today 54% of the global population lives in an autocracy like Russia, Belarus or Venezuela – the highest percentage in 20 years.

US slaps sanctions on 7 Russian officials over attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny

Navalny, 44, was sickened by the Russian nerve agent Novichok in an attack that the US and others linked to Putin's security services.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.