Alexei Navalny
Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in 2011. He was recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.
Some of the key events about Alexei Navalny
- 2000Joined the Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko"
- 2006Participated in the nationalist "Russian March" rally, which included far-right and xenophobic elements
- 2007Co-founded the National Russian Liberation Movement (NAROD)
- 2007Was expelled from the liberal Yabloko party for nationalist activities
- 2010Launched RosPil, an anti-corruption project focused on government procurement
- 2011Founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation to investigate and expose corruption in Russia
- 2011Organized large-scale protests against alleged electoral fraud in Russian elections
- 2011Referred to the ruling United Russia party as a "party of crooks and thieves", leading to legal action
- 2013Ran for Mayor of Moscow, finishing second with 27% of the vote
- 2013Was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison, though the sentence was later suspended
- 2014Was placed under house arrest for violating terms of a suspended sentence
- 2017Released a documentary "He Is Not Dimon to You" exposing alleged corruption by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
- 2017Was barred from running in the presidential election due to a criminal conviction
- 2018Organized nationwide protests against corruption and for fair elections
- 2019Was hospitalized with symptoms of an acute allergic reaction, which some supporters claimed was poisoning
- 2020Survived an assassination attempt by poisoning and helped investigate the incident
- 2020Was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, requiring emergency medical treatment in Germany
- 2021Returned to Russia despite threats of arrest, inspiring protests and international attention
- 2021Was arrested upon returning to Russia and sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for violating parole terms
- 2022Received an additional 9-year sentence on fraud charges, which supporters claim were politically motivated
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