Person of the Week: Aleksei Navalny
Week-ending 28 August 2020 On Monday, 24 August 2020, The Guardian reported that tests indicated Aleksei Navalny was the victim of a poisoning and he was being treated with atropine, the same antidote…
Lev Shlosberg: The poisoning of Aleksei Navalny as a state secret
21 August 2020 Lev Shlosberg, human rights activist, public figure, deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies, journalist, winner of the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize in the field of…
ECtHR Ruling of the Week: Court grants request for interim measure on behalf of Aleksei Navalny
Week-ending 21 August 2020 On Friday, 21 August 2020, the European Court of Human Rights granted a request for an interim measure on behalf of Aleksei Navalny, indicating to the…
OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 167: Navalny’s poisoning, jailed for an effigy and – all of a sudden – some good news
22 August 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive the mailing…
Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International: “Given the grave allegations that have been suggested as the cause of Aleksei Navalny’s illness, there must be a prompt and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his hospitalization.”
Week-ending 21 August 2020 Natalia Zvyagina "Given the grave allegations that have been suggested as the cause of Aleksei Navalny’s illness, there must be a prompt and independent investigation into…
Person of the Week: Aleksei Navalny, opposition activist in a coma after suspected poisoning
Week-ending 21 August 2020 Photo: By Evgeny Feldman - via Wikipedia On Thursday, 20 August 2020, The Guardian reported opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was in a coma and on a ventilator in…