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Alexei Navalny Update: 'Some Improvement' In Condition, German Hospital Says

2:02pm August 28, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Russian opposition figure has been in a medically induced coma since last week. He is in serious but stable condition, the Charité hospital in Berlin said on Friday.

Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a substance that disrupts the nervous system, according to the Charité hospital in Berlin. Navalny has been in a coma since Thursday.

Navalny Was Poisoned, But His Life Isn't in Danger, German Hospital Says

2:08pm August 24, 2020

Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was poisoned by an unknown substance from a group of drugs that affect the nervous system, doctors say.

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said she was blocked from seeing her husband and from moving him to a clinic in Berlin.

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Navalny Evacuated, En Route To Berlin Hospital, After Russian Officials Give Their OK

10:15pm August 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Doctors in Siberia reversed their initial decision, that it would be risky to move Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny His family says Navalny was poisoned.

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Alexei Navalny is seen during a rally in Moscow last year along with his wife, Yulia (right). She and his personal doctor were reportedly prevented from seeing him in the hospital.

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Alexei Navalny, Voice Of Russia's Opposition, Is Hospitalized In Possible Poisoning

3:42pm August 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Navalny is unconscious and on a ventilator, according to his spokeswoman. The Vladimir Putin critic became ill during a commercial flight. His personal doctor wants him to be treated in Europe.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to the media as a security officer guards an entrance of the Anti-Corruption Foundation office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. The federal court bailiffs' service that conducted the Thursday ra

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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Targeted In Police Raid

8:51pm December 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Video of the Thursday raid, shows a shower of fiery sparks as the door to Nalvany's Anti-corruption Foundation office is forced open with power tools.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks during a Moscow rally in September to support political prisoners.

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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Links Moscow Prosecutor To Luxury Properties Abroad

1:56pm November 15, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, runs an anti-corruption organization that Russian authorities accuse of being a "foreign agent." This week, he hit back.

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Russian opposition candidate and lawyer Lyubov Sobol stands in front of police during a demonstration in Moscow on July 14. This summer's wave of opposition protests has pushed Sobol to the forefront of the Russian political scene.

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'The Government Is Very Afraid': Meet Moscow's New Opposition Leader, Lyubov Sobol

7:39pm August 21, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Lyubov Sobol's tenacity in standing up to the authorities, combined with a savvy use of social media, has put her at the center of attention as a new protest leader.

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny attends a protest in Moscow, Russia, on July 20.

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Putin Opposition Leader Jailed Again After Suspected Poisoning

5:55pm July 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Supporters say Alexei Nalvany was exposed to a chemical agent while serving a 30-day sentence for leading an opposition action against the Kremlin.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pictured here at Moscow's courthouse in May, was released from custody on Thursday. He said on Instagram that the prison where he was held for a month has been decked out for World Cup fans.

A Moscow Prison Got A Makeover For The World Cup, Opposition Leader Quips

1:56pm June 14, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Upon his release, Alexei Navalny said in an apparently sarcastic Instagram post that the prison was getting upgrades for soccer fans: LCD TVs and three-course meals.

Vladimir Putin speaks with his hand on the Constitution during his inauguration ceremony as new Russia's president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on Monday.

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Putin Starts Historic Fourth Term As Russian Leader

11:36am May 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

By the end of his new presidential term, Putin will have served longer than any other Russian leader since Communist dictator Josef Stalin.