The Latest Breaking News from Alexei Navalny

Jailed Russian opposition leader ridiculed backlash to controversial event in first public appearance since disappearance

Alexei Navalny's court appearance in a Siberian penal colony, where he hilariously mocks his 'educational work' and braves freezing morning walks.

Even sham elections need to be conducted effectively – get them wrong and they can jeopardise a whole regime, says Olga Chyzh of the University of Toronto

The most prominent critic of Vladimir Putin sardonically jokes about conditions in jail 1,200 miles from Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony where he is serving a 19-year term have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction

Russia’s presidential election is a foregone conclusion, but the appearance of democracy still matters greatly to its leader

An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent

A Russian court on Friday sentenced Ksenia Fadeyeva, who led jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's now-banned organisation in the Siberian city of Tomsk, to almost a decade in prison, her supporters said.

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving a 19-year prison sentence, has been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. The IK-3 penal colony, located in Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 km (1200 miles) northeast of Moscow, is considered to be one of the…

Yekatrina Duntsova is third opposition figure to be sidelined since Putin announced next presidential term

The opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner is facing decades in prison on charges his supporters and the international community have denounced as politically motivated, writes Kim Sengupta. With growing concerns over his health, The Independent calls on leaders around the globe to ramp up the pressure on Putin to release…