Russian Opposition

The activist and former world chess champion told Newsweek about his vision of Russia's future.

The film about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny won the best documentary feature award.

"You need faces—strong leaders and politicians who offer themselves as alternatives," said Sergey Lagodinsky, a member of the European Parliament.

The jailed Russian opposition leader uses his latest sentencing as a platform to stir opposition against Vladimir Putin.

Russia's low life expectancy means many retirees would get to see only a few years of their pensions paid out—and Russians aren't having it.

The uniformed vigilantes who attacked anti-Kremlin protesters were not police officers but did not arouse the suspicion of authorities.

Hundreds of people were arrested across Russia as Putin prepares for an unprecedented fourth term.

Alexey Navalny issued a rallying call to Russians ahead of March's election in the country.

The Kremlin is looking to place a female candidate on the ballot, according to reports.

Russian TV reports that so-called fidget spinners are a U.S. tool to undermine the Russian state.

"When are you going to resign?" one of the viewers asked him by text message. The text-in option quickly disappeared.

Navalny has rallied thousands to protests in Russia but the electoral commission says he has "no chance" of running in 2018.

Moscow police arrested hundreds, including protest leader Alexei Navalny, who called for an anti-corruption march in the Russian capital.

Russian dissidents and Kremlin-critics discuss Putin's future and Moscow is not happy.

The Kremlin's most vocal critic has caused a political stir in recent months but he won't be allowed on the ballot in the 2018 presidential election.

Navalny was hospitalized with chemical burns in his eye this week.

Alexey Navalny's allegations against the PM launched protests across cities.

The jailed opposition activist's wife has not has not been informed his whereabouts for over 30 days.

The opposition activist eyes support for aspiring local councillors

Navalny finished third in the Moscow mayoral elections in 2013.

Nemtsov was the first governor of Nizhny Novgorod in 1997.

After almost two years the Boris Nemtsov case is going to court, but nobody knows who ordered the kill.

Mikhail Kasyanov claimed parliamentary vote was illegitimate.

Russia's lone independent MP thinks a liberal party could finally enter parliament.

The campaign saw white doves fly for Trump and a nude photo hack.

Former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed in central Moscow in February 2015.

Roman Roslovtsev is protesting Russia's controversial law on public assembly.

Alexey Navalny has announced his Party of Progress will not run alongside the Parnas party.

The Kursk local politician could face two years in jail after a public act of defiance.

The masked Putin was detained for the sixth time and hopes for jail time.