Meet the women fighting for democracy

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC), on the day it was announced that Alexei Navalny died by the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Munich, southern Germany on February 16, 2024.  Kai Pfaffenbach | Afp | Getty … Read more

Navalny’s funeral in pictures: Mourners gather in Moscow

Crowds gathered in Moscow on Friday to observe Alexei Navalny’s funeral, with allies of the deceased Russian opposition politician saying over 1,000 people had congregated. CNBC could not independently verify the number. Remains of snow clutched to the streets in a grey Moscow, as people lined up outside the church where the memorial service is … Read more

X says it will update spam filters after mistakenly suspending Navalny’s widow

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it will update spam filters after it mistakenly suspended a new account created by Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “Our platform’s defense mechanism against manipulation and spam mistakenly flagged @yulia_navalnaya  as violating our rules,” X’s Safety account wrote in a post … Read more

Putin Critic Alexei Navalny’s Stoic Partner Steps Out Of The Shadows

A trained economist, she gave up her job to raise the couple’s two children. Warsaw, Poland: Stony-faced and resolute, Yulia Navalnaya on Monday picked up the baton from her late husband Alexei with a call to action for Russia’s opposition after years in his shadow. In a dimly lit room, her light blond hair tied … Read more

Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin – National

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body is believed to be held after his death last week at an Arctic penal colony. Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more