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Russian court orders Alexei Navalny's foundation to suspend activities

Earlier this month, the Moscow prosecutor's office had asked the court to declare FBK as an extremist group and its staff as extremists.

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Navalny hails rallies as doctors urge him to end hunger strike

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he felt "pride and hope" after learning about the mass protests held across Russia on Wednesday.

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Hunger-striking Navalny describes threats to force-feed him

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials have threatened to force-feed him and end the hunger he started on March 31.

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Putin signs law allowing him two more terms as Russia's leader

The Russian president, who has been in power for longer than any other Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, could hold on to his job until 2036.

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Alexei Navalny health 'deteriorating' in jail, lawyers say

"The rapid deterioration of his health condition raises our extreme concerns," they said.

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Kremlin opponent Navalny says he's detained in 'concentration camp'

Navalny likened his detention conditions to "Orwell's 1984" in an Instagram post on Monday.

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Russian police detain participants at opposition forum in Moscow

The detained included leading opposition figures, like Yulia Galyamina.

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Russians mark sixth anniversary of opposition figure Nemtsov's killing

Nemtsov was an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his killing on February 27, 2015, was seen as a blow to forces opposing the country's longtime leader.

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Navalny ally under investigation for 'threatening' FSB agent

Police raided the home of activist Lyubov Sobol on Christmas day after she knocked at the door of an alleged FSB agent who Alexei Navalny says took part in the plot to poison him.

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If Kremlin had been behind Navalny poisoning, he'd be dead, says Putin

He made the claim during his annual marathon press conference on Thursday.

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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.

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Kremlin critic Navalny says 'Putin was behind' poisoning

"I claim that Putin was behind the crime, and I have no other version of what happened," Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said in an interview.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'Poison is part of Putin's policy,' says Alexei Navalny associate

Moscow municipal deputy and associate of Alexei Navalny, Konstantin Jankauskas, tells Euronews he refutes the claim that no poison was found in the opposition politician's blood.

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Thousands join weekend of anti-government protests in eastern Russia

Locals called for Vladimir Putin to step down as they demonstrated against the arrest of the Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal

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Russia voters agree to let Putin extend power until 2036

Ballots from three-fourths of Russia's precincts have been counted, revealing 77.6% of voters have so far approved the Russian president's proposed amendments to the 1993 constitution.

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Putin seeks ban on gay marriage

The measure would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

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Watch again: Rally to remember slayed Putin critic Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov was gunned down near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015. On Saturday, people are gathering in Moscow to remember him.