Russia Alexei Navalny health 'deteriorating' in jail, lawyers say "The rapid deterioration of his health condition raises our extreme concerns," they said. 25/03/2021
Russia Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal and is found guilty of defamation The opposition leader, who returned to Russia in January after being treated for Novichok poisoning in Germany, appeared before a Moscow court in two separate cases on Saturday. 20/02/2021
Europe News No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters 25/01/2021
Russia Russia rebuffs calls to release detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny The opposition figure returned to Russia on Sunday five months after he arrived for treatment and convalescence in Germany for nerve agent poisoning. 19/01/2021
Russia Top associate of Russia's Navalny released from detention Lyubov Sobol was charged with trespassing after ringing the doorbell of an alleged security operative who inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning. 27/12/2020
Russia Navalny: Russian FM dismisses claims security agents behind poisoning The investigation conducted by Bellingcat and The Insider in cooperation with CNN and Der Spiegel found that agents of Russia's domestic security agency have followed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trips since 2017. 16/12/2020
Russia Navalny: Putin 'intervened' to allow critic's evacuation to Germany The Russian president said he asked the country's Prosecutor General to immediately allow opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be moved to Germany for urgent treatment. 22/10/2020
Germany Angela Merkel visited Berlin sickbed of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny The opposition figure was in hospital in Berlin being treated for Novichok poisoning when Merkel came to the hospital for "a private meeting". 28/09/2020
Russia Russian bailiffs seize Alexei Navalny's assets, says spokeswoman Navalny's flat and some of his bank accounts were frozen while he lay in a coma in Berlin, the Kremlin critic's spokeswoman said on Thursday. 24/09/2020
Germany Alexei Navalny is 'free' to return to Russia after hospital discharge "Regarding his return to Moscow, he is free, like any Russian citizen, to do so at any time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agencies. 23/09/2020
Germany Navalny: Kremlin critic recovers speech and movement after poisoning In video posted on Instagram, Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, can be seen up and about and walking down stairs in the Berlin hospital where he is being treated. 19/09/2020
Russia Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party Before being poisoned, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was urging Russians to vote tactically by casting their ballot for candidates best placed to defeat the ruling United Russia party. 13/09/2020
Germany Russian police requests access to question Alexei Navalny in Germany Navalny was taken out of an induced coma on Monday after being transferred to Germany to be treated for suspected Novichok poisoning. 11/09/2020
Russia Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's suspected poisoning “The poisoning of Alexey [sic] Navalny shocked the world,” UK PM Boris Johnson said in a tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.” 26/08/2020
Russia Navalny: Kremlin rejects allegations over suspect poisoning In a statement released on Monday, the team of doctors at the Charité hospital in Berlin said they had found “cholinesterase inhibitors” in his system, a broad range of substances that are found in several drugs, but also pesticides and nerve agents. 24/08/2020
