http://www.mail.com/people/1588516-alexey-navalny.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1588516-alexey-navalny.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044536-russian-opposition-trials-test-legal-integrity.html MOSCOW (AP) — While one Russian court imposed heavy fines on the country's only independent election-watching group and another heard contentious testimony in the trial of a top opposition leader, President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended himself against accusations that he is cracking down on dissent. In a nationally televised call-in session lasting... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044536-russian-opposition-trials-test-legal-integrity.html 2013-04-25T20:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040906-russian-protest-leader-trial-will-innocence.html KIROV, Russia (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition leader on trial for embezzlement told the court on Wednesday that he would prove his innocence to the public, if not to the judge whom he considers biased. Alexei Navalny, who led protests against President Vladimir Putin and exposed alleged corruption in government, is accused of heading an organized cr... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040906-russian-protest-leader-trial-will-innocence.html 2013-04-24T13:37:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024838-russian-opposition-leaders-trial-adjourned.html KIROV, Russia (AP) — The embezzlement trial of a Russian opposition leader was adjourned for a week shortly after it started Wednesday in a northwestern city besieged by hundreds of activists and journalists. In the evening, hundreds more rallied in Moscow to show their support. Lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, who spearheaded anti-go... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:31:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024838-russian-opposition-leaders-trial-adjourned.html 2013-04-17T18:31:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025394-glance-kremlins-top-foe-alexei-navalny.html KIROV, Russia (AP) — Alexei Navalny, an obscure adviser to a provincial governor just four years ago, shot up to become the Kremlin's public enemy No.1. The web-savvy 36-year-old lawyer overcame a state-imposed national media blackout and minimal funds by exploiting his blog and Twitter account to reach hundreds of thousands of Russians. Navalny went on t... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:56:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025394-glance-kremlins-top-foe-alexei-navalny.html 2013-04-17T14:56:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020836-anti-putin-activist-alexei-navalny-ready-trial.html MOSCOW (AP) — Far from the streets of Moscow where he galvanized tens of thousands in anti-government protests, Alexei Navalny faces trial this week on charges that could send him to prison for 10 years. The trial, starting Wednesday in Kirov, 800 kilometers (500 miles) northeast of Moscow, accuses Navalny and his former colleague Pyotr Ofitserov of leadi... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020836-anti-putin-activist-alexei-navalny-ready-trial.html 2013-04-15T16:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015212-russian-official-putin-foe-targeted-probe.html MOSCOW (AP) — The spokesman for Russia's chief investigative body says that a criminal probe of a Russian opposition leader was triggered by his fierce public stance, which authorities previously denied. Lawyer and blogger Alexei Navalny exposed official corruption and spearheaded a series of massive protests in Moscow against Putin's return to the presid... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:14:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015212-russian-official-putin-foe-targeted-probe.html 2013-04-12T09:14:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006116-russian-opposition-leader-putin-ordered-trial.html MOSCOW (AP) — One of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders claims that President Vladimir Putin has "undoubtedly" ordered an embezzlement trial against him. Alexey Navalny, a lawyer and popular blogger, exposed official corruption and spearheaded a series of massive protests in Moscow against Putin's return to the presidency. He is to go on trial Apr... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006116-russian-opposition-leader-putin-ordered-trial.html 2013-04-08T18:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000548-russias-opposition-leader-aspires-to-unseat-putin.html MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition leader who made his name exposing official corruption says he hopes to win the next presidential election so he has the power to crack down on Russia's "current government of thieves." Alexei Navalny's statement marked the first time he openly declared his intention to run for president. Some observers saw Nava... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000548-russias-opposition-leader-aspires-to-unseat-putin.html 2013-04-05T14:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984092-russias-top-cop-sets-sights-protest-movement.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top cop has a new star role at the heart of the Putin regime. His mission? Shut down the opposition. Alexander Bastrykin's Investigative Committee has become President Vladimir Putin's de facto political police, accountable to him alone. The fearsome organization was given the new mandate after Putin returned for a third term as pre... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:07:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984092-russias-top-cop-sets-sights-protest-movement.html 2013-03-28T10:07:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1899192-russian-scientists-recover-meteor-fragments.html MOSCOW (AP) — Scientists have found more than 50 tiny fragments of a meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains, and preliminary tests are turning up information about its contents. However, local residents seem more interested in the black market value of the fragments. As they search for their own pieces of the meteor, sales offers already are fi... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:01:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1899192-russian-scientists-recover-meteor-fragments.html 2013-02-18T17:01:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785070-russian-opposition-leader-faces-probe.html MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition leader faces his third investigation in five months as authorities intensify pressure on the opposition. The Investigative Committee said in a statement on Monday that they launched a new probe against Alexei Navalny, who was already charged with theft and with fraud and money laundering in two separate cases. ... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785070-russian-opposition-leader-faces-probe.html 2012-12-24T07:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1770066-russian-opposition-fights-to-stay-relevant.html MOSCOW (AP) — Speaking to more than 100,000 protesters who thronged a Moscow street last December, charismatic anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny said Russia's opposition had mustered "enough people to take the Kremlin." A year on, the movement that shocked Vladimir Putin's regime and galvanized huge numbers of ordinary Russians is at an impasse. Aft... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1770066-russian-opposition-fights-to-stay-relevant.html 2012-12-16T16:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768336-unauthorized-anti-putin-rally-draws-thousands.html MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters gathered Saturday outside the old KGB headquarters in central Moscow to mark a year of mass protests against Vladimir Putin and his government. The turnout was far smaller than the tens of thousands who filled Moscow streets in protests that erupted after fraud-plagued parliamentary elections last December.... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768336-unauthorized-anti-putin-rally-draws-thousands.html 2012-12-15T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766174-russian-investigators-accuse-navalny-fraud.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators on Friday accused a prominent opposition leader of fraud and money-laundering, intensifying legal pressure on the anti-Kremlin protest movement as it prepares to hold its next big demonstration this weekend. Investigators said they suspect Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg of defrauding a transportation company of 55 ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766174-russian-investigators-accuse-navalny-fraud.html 2012-12-14T11:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760420-putin-rejects-foreign-advice-democracy.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to preserve the nation's identity against interference from abroad. Putin's speech was his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760420-putin-rejects-foreign-advice-democracy.html 2012-12-12T12:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750244-russia-fumes-us-bill-reset-plan-takes-hit.html MOSCOW (AP) — What happened to the "reset"? U.S.-Russian ties have again plunged into acrimony amid disputes ranging from disagreement on Syria to Russian President Vladimir Putin's clampdown on dissent. A U.S. bill intended to lift Cold War-era trade restrictions but also containing sanctions against Russian officials accused of rights abuses has become ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750244-russia-fumes-us-bill-reset-plan-takes-hit.html 2012-12-07T19:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725966-murder-trial-russia-inflames-ethnic-tensions.html MOSCOW (AP) — A world martial arts champion from Russia's southern Caucasus region was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter, but set free after a trial that inflamed ethnic tensions. The verdict led to protests by nationalists outside the court and prompted Russian riot police to flood the wide square outside the Kremlin to prevent possible viole... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725966-murder-trial-russia-inflames-ethnic-tensions.html 2012-11-27T15:05:00Z