The martyrdom of Alexei Navalny

The murder of Alexei Navalny was designed to intimidate Russia’s opposition before Russia’s fraudulent election but merely confirmed Navalny’s status as a martyr in the eyes of the world and Russian history.

Keep on fighting

Stalinist show trials and the murder of opposition figures show the depth of Soviet-style repression in Putin’s Russia but the death of Alexei has not dimmed the resolve of his wife and other dissidents to ‘keep on fighting’.

The man who scared Putin

The death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia.

A light went out in Russia

The death of Russian dissident and opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison is a tragedy for Russia and hopes for a more peaceful and democratic world.