Activism

Biden called on Moscow to release dissident Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny's conviction is unacceptable, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov wrote on Facebook today.

He must be freed as soon as possible. Court trials should not be politicized. The ongoing violence against peacefully protesting Russian citizens is also unacceptable, Borisov notes further.

A Moscow court on Feb. 2 ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning. The ruling ignited protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The suspended sentence of the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny in the case of the embezzlement of Yves Roche has been changed to 3 years and 6 months behind bars, TASS reports from the courtroom.

Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing on Feb. 2 after two weekends of nationwide rallies and thousands of arrests in the largest outpouring of discontent in Russia in years.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is among the nominees for Nobel Peace Prize 2020. Apart from him, the World Health Organization and Swedish conservationist Greta Thunberg will also vie for the prize.

The three were nominated by Norwegian lawmakers. Thunberg is listed as one of the prominent activists in the fight against climate change.

Police detained more than 4,800 people across Russia and blocked off the center of Moscow on Jan. 31in a massive clampdown on protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Russian police detained over 250 protesters on Jan. 31 as activists took to the streets across the country demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

EU foreign ministers are to consider how to react following the jailing of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and mass detentions at demonstrations across the country.

Three Baltic states are calling for sharper EU sanctions on Moscow, but most member states seem minded to wait a little longer before resorting to more restrictive measures ahead of Monday's talks.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu recalled Monday in Brussels that Romania has condemned the arrest of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny and noted the repression of the latter's support demonstrations on Russian territory, stressing that freedom of assembly and freedom of expression cannot be annulled.