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Alexei Navalny says Russia investigating ‘absurd’ terrorism charges with potential 30-year sentence

Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny says investigators have opened what he calls an "absurd" terrorism case against him.

The New Daily

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny to face new trial

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is set to face a new trial on extremism charges that he has described as a Kremlin-ordered effort to extend his time behind bars

The Independent UK

Navalny says he faces 30 more years in Russian jail in terrorism case

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that investigators had opened what he called an "absurd" terrorism case against him that could see him sentenced to an additional 30 years in jail.

Reuters

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Zelensky, Xi speak for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had had a “long and meaningful” phone conversation on Wednesday, their first known contact since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris…

France 24

Russia convicts ex-police officer over Ukraine war criticism

A court in Russia has convicted a former police officer of publicly spreading false information about the country’s military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends

The Independent UK

US urges Russia's Lavrov to see suffering of Whelan's sister

The U_S_ has brought the sister of an American imprisoned in Russia to the U_N_ Security Council for a session being chaired by the Russian foreign minister, urging him to “look into her eyes and see her suffering.”

The Independent UK

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Russian woman loses appeal against detention over bomb that killed military blogger

A Russian court denied bail on Monday to a woman charged with terrorism over a bomb attack that killed a pro-war Russian military blogger earlier this month.

Reuters

Journalists who have worked in Moscow call for release of Evan Gershkovich

More than 300 journalists write to Russia that arrest sends ‘dangerous signal’ about attitude to journalism

The Guardian - UK

These men can save Russia: we must not desert them

Letter: Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to let leading Russian opposition figures Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza die in jail, write Bernard Guetta, Timothy Garton Ash, Ezio Mauro and Adam Michnik

The Guardian - UK

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

France 24

Brittney Griner's Russian Imprisonment Outraged the Country. So Should Vladimir Kara-Murza's.

The journalist and dissident, who was sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony for criticizing the Russian government, has not received the same attention.

Reason

Five people sanctioned over imprisonment of British-Russian dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years on Monday in a process the UK says breached his human rights.

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Britain sanctions Russians linked to jailing of Putin critic Kara-Murza

Britain on Friday sanctioned a Russian judge and four others linked to the arrest and alleged poisonings of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza who was jailed for 25 years this week for treason and other offences.

Reuters

Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

The Independent UK

Elderly Russian woman fined for calling Zelensky ‘handsome’

Pensioner fined after saying Ukraine’s president was ‘handsome’ and ‘funny’

Reuters

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

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The Independent UK

Moscow court Kremlin critic's appeal of prison sentence

A Moscow court has dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Reason

Reporter Detained in Russia Faces Arduous Path to Freedom

Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia last month on espionage charges. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in a penal colony.

The Independent UK

Russian court denies appeal from ‘wrongfully detained’ WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

A Russian court is scheduled to hear a defense appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest on espionage charges

WEKU

A Moscow court has rejected 'WSJ' reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention appeal

The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he and The Wall Street Journal deny. They and the U.S. government insist Evan Gershkovich is "wrongfully detained."

The Guardian - UK

Russian judge rejects WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal

US journalist to remain in detention until trial at end of May on charges of espionage

Daily Mirror

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich seen for first time since spy arrest

Journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested last month and accused of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory. A judge in Moscow, Russia, today upheld his detention

Reuters

Russia summons Western diplomats over 'meddling' in dissident's case

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S., British and Canadian ambassadors for a dressing down on Tuesday after they condemned the conviction of an opposition politician on treason charges.

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