PARIS, July 3 - The Council of the EU said it had issued sanctions against six people - most of whom were scientists and researchers - who were involved in the development of the toxin that caused the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The EU said the people were involved with the development »»»

Courts in Russia on Friday convicted one opposition figure in absentia and placed another under house arrest as Moscow continues its crackdown on dissent. Leonid Volkov, a close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison after bei»»»

PARIS: France on Wednesday urged Russia to immediately release four journalists sentenced to long prison terms for their association with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny – Putin’s main opponent – was declared an “extremist” by Russian authorities, a ruling that remains in force d»»»