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Kremlin critic Navalny moved to 'strict-regime' penal colony

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a strict-regime penal colony, his allies said on Tuesday, expressing concern about his safety. Navalny had been serving two-and-a-half years in a prison around 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Moscow for…
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EU-Russia ties at 'low point' over Navalny

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a visit to Moscow Friday that the bloc’s ties with Russia were under intense pressure following the poisoning and imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. “Our relationship is…
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Calls abroad grow for release of Putin critic Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was being held in a Moscow police cell on Monday after his dramatic airport arrest, as calls grew in the West for his immediate release. President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic was still waiting to see his lawyer hours…
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Alexei Navalny: "Putin was caught with a gun to my head"

Speaking in Berlin to Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of Dozhd TV, Russia’s only independent television network, Alexei Navalny spoke about his poisoning, President Vladimir Putin’s alleged involvement and his return to Russia. Russian opposition leader Alexei…