World Apr 18, 2022
Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price
Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files that contained instructions on how to teach the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
World Mar 23, 2022
Alexei Navalny, fiery Putin critic, is handed fresh nine-year prison sentence
by Anton Troianovski and Valeriya Safronova
Prosecutors had claimed that Navalny, a relentless critic and frequent target of Putin, and Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, had embezzled donations from supporters.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 7, 2022
Russia detains more than 4,300 people at anti-war protests across the country
Thousands of protesters chanted "No to war!" and "Shame on you!" according to videos posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers.
World Mar 2, 2022
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny calls Putin insane and urges anti-war protests
Navalny called for protests across the country and abroad to signal that not all Russians support the war and show solidarity with the thousands detained in anti-war protests in Russia.
World Dec 29, 2021
'Erasing history': Russia closes top rights group, capping year of crackdowns
by Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova
The closure of Memorial International bookmarks a year in which Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's top critic, was jailed, his movement banned and many of his allies forced to flee.
Commentary / World Nov 17, 2021
Russia’s Communist Party comeback
by Nina L. Khrushcheva
Amid all this silencing and persecution of anti-government voices, an unlikely group has survived and become the Kremlin’s only real opposition: the Communist Party.
World Oct 21, 2021
EU recognizes Alexei Navalny, Putin’s imprisoned foe, with top human rights award
by Aina J. Khan
Navalny challenged the Kremlin for a decade in protests and elections, survived an assassination attempt and is currently imprisoned in a Russian penal colony.
World | ANALYSIS Oct 16, 2021
How the Nobel Peace Prize laid bare the schism in Russia’s opposition
by Anton Troianovski
Navalny is in the ninth month of a yearslong prison sentence, while Muratov shared the Nobel Peace Prize last week with journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines.
World Sep 22, 2021
'New normal': Kremlin says tough approach to Alexei Navalny allies here to stay
by Anton Zverev, Darya Korsunskaya and Andrew Osborn
The Kremlin and its loyalists have said they will maintain and in some cases intensify their tough approach to internal and external critics they view as a threat to Russia's stability.
Tech Sep 17, 2021
Kremlin foes accuse Google and Apple of bowing to censorship
by Alexander Marrow and Tom Balmforth
Allies of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny made an app for the Russian election — Google and Apple removed it from their stores.
Commentary / World Sep 2, 2021
The failed coup that failed Russia
by Nina L. Khrushcheva
The attempted coup 30 years ago against Mikhail Gorbachev is now portrayed by Putin elements as an effort by Soviet forces to preserve the state.
World Jun 10, 2021
Court outlaws Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's network in pre-election knockout
The ruling delivers a final blow to a vast political network that Navalny built up over many years to try to challenge Putin's grip on power.