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Co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group in Russia gets 30 months in jail for criticizing war
A veteran human rights campaigner, Oleg Orlov, who criticized the Ukraine war was convicted by a Moscow court of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian military and sentenced to 2½ years in jail.
Putin rival in critical condition after being poisoned — again
A political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin is in critical condition after he was poisoned in Moscow last week, according to published reports. Russian opposition party leader Vladimir Kara-Murza,...
Russia names mastermind in Boris Nemtsov murder, but allies see cover-up
MOSCOW - Russian police named a Chechen man as the alleged mastermind behind the high-profile murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, but the dead politician's supporters said he was only...
Conspiracy deepens as suspected pro-Putin assassin flees Russia
A suspect in the February murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been allowed to escape the country before prosecutors could question him. Ruslan Geremeyev, a Chechen law-enforcement officer...
Russian soldiers quit after being sent to fight in Ukraine: report
Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin's continued...
Suspect in Nemtsov killing 'tortured and forced to confess'
MOSCOW — The main suspect in Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's killing has signs of torture on his body and was forced to confess to the shooting, a human rights...
2 Chechen men charged in Nemtsov murder
A suspect with ties to one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top henchmen was charged Sunday in connection with the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Zaur Dadayev, who...
Russia detains 2 suspects in murder of Boris Nemtsov
MOSCOW — Two suspects have been detained in the killing a week ago of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the head of Russia's federal security service said Saturday. Alexander Bortnikov, in...
Billionaire Putin slashes Kremlin salaries -- including his
Vladimir Putin, by some accounts the richest man in the world, has ordered an across-the-board pay cut for government workers — including himself. Falling oil prices and tightened economic sanctions have...
Murdered Russian opposition leader's girlfriend gets death threats
KIEV, Ukraine — Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family...
Slain Russian opposition leader's girlfriend: 'I saw no one'
The girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was with him when he was gunned down near the Kremlin, said she is a prisoner of Russian investigators, and...
50,000 march in memory of slain Putin critic
More than 50,000 protesters marched through central Moscow Sunday to honor slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot in cold blood just hours after he criticized Russian President Vladimir...
Russia blames model, Islamic extremism for Putin foe's murder
Russian officials are serving up preposterous motives in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as tens of thousands of his supporters plan to march Sunday in his memory. Kremlin...
Russian investigators: Nemtsov killing may be provocation
MOSCOW — Russia's top investigative body said Saturday it is looking into several possible motives for the killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, including an attempt to destabilize the...
Putin foe shot dead on Moscow street
An outspoken rival of Vladimir Putin was assassinated in the heart of Moscow on Friday evening — just two days before he was scheduled to lead a massive protest against...