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☆ Leonid Volkov: Navalny’s former chief of staff attacked with hammer in Lithuania
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Darya Tarasova | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, who is the former chief of staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, was attacked Tuesday outside his house in Vilnius, Lithuania, according to Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh. “Leonid Volkov has just been attacked outside his house. Someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes, after which the attacker started hitting Leonid with a hammer,” Yarmysh said in a social media post. Volkov, who had served as chairman of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation until 2023, dismissed the elections in February as a “circus,” saying on social media they were meant to signal Putin’s overwhelming mass support. They are a propaganda effort to spread hopelessness” among the electorate, Volkov said.

Persons: Leonid Volkov, Alexey Navalny, Kira Yarmysh, “ Leonid Volkov, Leonid, ” Yarmysh, ” Ivan Zhdanov, Navalny’s, Volkov, “, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Navalny Organizations: CNN, Corruption Foundation, Navalny’s, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Vilnius, Lithuania, Russia

☆ Navalny’s body given to his mother, spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The body of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been given to his mother more than a week after he died, Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on Saturday. “Alexey’s body was handed over to his mother. Yarmysh added that Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, is still in Salekhard, the Arctic town where her son’s body was being held. Navalny’s family and colleagues have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny’s death, which comes ahead of the presidential election next month. “We do not know if the authorities will interfere to carry it out as the family wants and as Alexey deserves.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Navalny’s, Kira Yarmysh, “, ” Yarmysh, Yarmysh, Lyudmila Navalnaya, Navalny, ”, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Alexey Organizations: CNN Locations: Salekhard, Russian

Many world leaders blamed President Vladimir Putin and his government for Navalny’s death Friday at age 47. Navalny’s team said he was “murdered,” and charged that officials' refusal to hand over his body was part of a cover-up. Yarmysh said that Navalny's mother and his lawyers weren't allowed into the morgue in Salekhard on Monday morning. The U.S. and British ambassadors also mourned Navalny's death at a memorial in Moscow. Over 50,000 people have submitted requests to the Russian government asking for Navalny's remains to be handed over to his relatives, OVD-Info said.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Kira Yarmysh, Lyudmila Navalnaya, ” Yarmysh, Vladimir Putin, Navalny’s, “, ”, Yarmysh, weren't, Ivan Zhdanov, “ lackeys, Navalny's, Navalny, ” Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya Organizations: Investigative, Kremlin, Authorities, Russia’s Federal, Service, European Union Locations: Salekhard, Russia, U.S, Moscow, Russia’s, Kharp, Germany, Brussels

☆ Navalny’s body should be handed over to his family ‘immediately,’ Navalny spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Darya Tarasova | Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The body of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny should be handed over to his family “immediately,” his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said Saturday, adding his mother has been officially notified of his death. “An employee of the colony said that the body of Navalny is now in Salekhard. “We demand that Alexey Navalny’s body be handed over to his family immediately,” Yarmysh said. The death of Navalny, 47, was announced on Friday by the Russian prison service but Yarmysh’s comments mark the first confirmation from his team. The Russian prison service on Friday said Navalny “felt unwell after a walk” and “almost immediately” lost consciousness.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, “, ”, Kira Yarmysh, “ Alexey Navalny, ” Yarmysh, Alexey Navalny’s, Navalny, Navalny “, ” Navalny, Putin, Navalnvy, Joe Biden, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, NATO Locations: Salekhard, Russia, Germany, Soviet

☆ Alexey Navalny: Jailed Russian opposition figure dies aged 47, prison service says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Anna Chernova | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who made global headlines when he was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has died aged 47, the Russian prison service said. Russia’s prison service said it was investigating the “sudden death” of Navalny. Navalny’s spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said his lawyer is traveling to Kharp, where Navalny has been held since December. The White House at the time said it was “deeply concerned” about the reports of Navalny’s disappearance. “Navalny has never been hidden for so long,” Navalny’s team said in a Telegram post.

Persons: CNN —, Alexey Navalny, Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Navalnvy, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Kira Yarmysh, “, ” Yarmysh, Navalany’s, he’d, “ Navalny, ”, Ivan Zhdanov Organizations: CNN, United, Novosti, Navalny’s, IK Locations: Russian, United Russia, Russia, Germany, Soviet, Navalny, Kharp, Moscow

CNN —Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny said he faces a new “terrorist case,” in what could mean decades more in prison for the outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. His comments come as his daughter, Daria Navalnaya, told CNN that the Russian authorities were depriving her father of food. Navalny is currently serving a nine-year jail term at a maximum-security prison east of Moscow after being convicted of large-scale fraud by a Russian court last year. Alexey Navalny, pictured in Moscow on August 27, 2018, said on Wednesday that he faces a new "terrorist case," despite being imprisoned. Zhdanov also said that the investigator in the terrorism case was considering the killing of military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky as part of the charges.

CNN —Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been experiencing severe stomach issues in prison, and members of his team fear that he may have been poisoned again. Navalny lost eight kilograms over the past 15 days in his isolated prison cell, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. “The lawyer says that an ambulance was called for Alexey Navalny on the night of Friday to Saturday because of an acute stomach pain. “This may sound like nonsense and paranoia to someone else, but not to Navalny after Novichok,” Kobzev tweeted on Tuesday. Investigative journalist Christo Grozev, who worked on CNN’s “Navalny” documentary, said he believes Putin has “motivation” to poison Navalny.

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