Leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned on Aug. 20, 2020. After recovering in Germany, Navalny returned to Russia this year and was imprisoned, after which the authorities launched an unprecedented crackdown on the political movement he has led since the late 2000s. Navalny now faces more than two years in prison, and likely longer: Russian law enforcement opened new criminal cases against him and his team this month.
Washington Post: Navalny’s fate tells us a lot about Putin’s Russia
A worker paints over graffiti of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg on April 28, 2021.
