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Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?

Mar. 09, 2024 00:58 AM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term in power this month on the heels of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in prison, which devastated Kremlin critics and spurred concerns about the safety of other imprisoned dissidents. ...

How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power

Mar. 06, 2024 14:45 PM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day at the brazen assassination. Police stood aside as they rallied and chanted...