Jailed Russian activist Ilya Yashin to keep ‘fighting tyranny’ after Navalny death

Jailed Russian activist Ilya Yashin to keep ‘fighting tyranny’ after Navalny death

MOSCOW: Jailed Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting for democracy in Russia after learning his friend and colleague, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, had died in prison.The death of President Vladimir Putin’s top enemy last week triggered a flurry of outrage and raised fears for Navalny allies and other Kremlin critics … Read more

Russian Courts Hand Jail Terms To Dozens Of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny’s Mourners

Russian Courts Hand Jail Terms To Dozens Of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny’s Mourners

The 47-year-old Kremlin critic died on Friday at the Arctic prison colony Moscow: Russian courts have sentenced dozens of people detained at events commemorating Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to short prison sentences, official court announcements showed, with 154 sentenced in Saint Petersburg alone. Details of rulings published by the city’s court service on Saturday and … Read more