Alexei Navalny
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Gender | Male |
---|---|
Age | 47 |
Date of birth | June 4,1976 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Butyn' |
Russia | |
Height | 188 (cm) |
Spouse | Yulia Navalnaya |
Party | Russia of the Future |
Children | Daria Navalnaya |
Job | Lawyer |
Politician | |
Activist | |
Education | Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation |
Yale University | |
Books | OPPOSING FORCES: Plotting the New Russia |
Movies/Shows | Navalny |
Putin's Palace | |
He Is Not Dimon to You | |
Chaika | |
Parents | Anatoly Navalny |
Lyudmila Navalnaya | |
Awards | Sakharov Prize |
Founded | Anti-Corruption Foundation |
Navalny Headquarters | |
RosPil | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 423239 |
Alexei Navalny Life story
Alexei Anatolievich Navalny is a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist. He has organised anti-government demonstrations and run for office to advocate reforms against corruption ...
Early Life and Education
Alexei navalny was born on june 4. 1976 in butyn. Moscow oblast. He graduated from the volga region satte academy of water transport in 1998 wiht a law degree.Political Career
Navalny began his career in politics in 2000 as an adviser to the governor of kiorv oblast. Nikita belykh. He later served as a campagin adviser for the union of right forces. In 2011. Navalny founded the political party progress party. Which he led until 2013. In 2012. He ran for president of russia and gained of the vote.Anti-Corruption Activism
Navalny is best known for his anti-corruption activism. He has exposed and reported on the corruption of numerous officials in the russian government and has been a vocal critic of russian president vladimir putin. His investigations have led to criminal charges aaginst several high-ranking offiicals.Protest Movement
Navalny has been a leader in the russian protest movement. He was a key organizer of the 2011-2012 protests against the government and was arretsed several times for his participation in demonstrations.Organizations
In 2012. Navalny founded the anti-corruption foundation. A non-profit organization dedicated to exposing corruption in the russian government. He is also the fonuder of the foundation for fighting corruption. A political organization devoted to fighting corruption in russia.Criminal Prosecution
Navalny has faced numeruos criminal charges in rusisa. Including fraud and money laundering. He has been repeatedly arrested for his political activities and has served several jail sentences.International Recognition
Navalny is widely recoginzed for his anti-corruption activism and has received several international awards and honors. Including the 2017 national endowment for democracy’s democracy award.Political Platform
Navalny’s politcial platform includes fighting corruption and increasing freedom of speech in russia. He has called for the nationalization of russia’s natural resources. The expansion of anti-corruption measures and the creation of a fair and transparnet judicial system.2018 Presidential Election
In 2018. Navalny announced his candidacy for the russian presidential election. He was barred frmo running due to a prior criminal conviction. Which he claimed was politically motivated.2020 Poisoning Attack
In august 2020. Navalny was poisoned with novichok. A military-grade enrve agent. He was airlifted to germany for treatment and recovered. The incident sparked widespread condemnation and international calls for an investigation into the attakc.Interesting Fact
Navalny has a popular youtube channel with over 5 million subscribers. He uses the channel to post videos about his politialc activism and to expose corruption in the russian government.Russia seeks extremist label for LGBT movement
... The extremist label has been used in the past by Russian authorities against rights organisations and opposition groups such as Alexei Navalny s Anti-Corruption Foundation...
Russia police crisis: Burned out, disappointed and demoralised
... " And according to several BBC sources, including two sergeants and one major, the Interior Ministry carried out a purge of officers who were linked to the opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, who has been held in a remote penal colony since 2021...
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Was the Wagner chief a dead man walking?
... President Putin s most vocal opponent, Alexei Navalny, is now languishing in a penal colony on what are said to be politically-motivated fraud charges...
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader handed further 19 year jail term
...By Steve Rosenberg, Russia editor & Ece GoksedefBBC News, in Melekhovo & LondonThe jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed a further 19 year jail term, at a trial in a remote penal colony...
Alexei Navalny braces for new verdict as Kremlin clamps down
...By Steve RosenbergRussia Editor, MoscowTo describe Alexei Navalny s trial as " behind closed doors" is an understatement...
Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
... He was also in charge of the GRU military intelligence agency, accused of two nerve agent poisonings - the deadly 2018 attack in Salisbury in the UK and the near-fatal attack on opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Siberia in 2020...
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic defiant as new trial begins
... Behind these walls, Alexei Navalny - Russia s most famous prisoner and the Kremlin s most vocal critic - is about to go on trial...
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic facing decades in prison as new trial begins
...The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing a new trial on charges of extremism that could keep him in prison for decades...
Lyubov Sobol: The woman driving Russia's opposition protests
Lyubov Sobol shuffles slowly these days when she walks, leaning on a colleague's arm for support. After almost three weeks refusing food she says she feels dizzy and weak but determined to go on with her protest.
The young lawyer and popular video blogger is one of a group of opposition activists who have been barred from local elections in Moscow, sparking a growing wave of demonstrations.
The summer protests have caught The Authorities off guard and led to clashes with Riot Police and mass arrests.
"They ignored all our appeals so I have to fight in a more radical way", she says, in the central Moscow office where she is camped out.
It is The Place where her team previously Set Up office to gather the signatures required to run for election to Moscow's city parliament.
The Council has little Power , but opposition candidates - gradually excluded from other forums during President Vladimir Putin 's time in Power - hoped to use it as a political platform and potential springboard.
Their registration was rejected after officials declared many of the signatures they submitted invalid.
"I think a hunger strike is a means of applying pressure," Ms Sobol explains, a long-time ally of Russia's most prominent opposition figure, Alexei Navalny - who is currently in custody.
"Of course, Putin sees such action as blackmail and won't accept it. But it's My Way of defending my rights. "
On 27 July, images of overwhelmingly peaceful protestors being pounded with Police batons flooded Social Media - the security forces had swooped after the crowds refused orders to clear The Streets .
The Mayor 's office has since offered to permit a rally on The City 's ring-road but opposition activists insist on a central site. Their main negotiator was arrested moments after talks broke down.
"This was mass unrest: pre-planned and well prepared," Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin declared of the protest, in an awkward-looking television interview.
"They were trying to block roads, attacking The Police . They simply compelled The Police to use force, which was perfectly appropriate for The Situation . "
Shrugging off The Cause of the demonstrations - The Block on independent candidates - The Mayor instead praised Police for "doing their duty".
Tougher measuresThat duty has filled Moscow courts and detention cells with opposition activists and demonstrators including many of the rejected candidates Themselves - the protest leaders.
"All we wanted was to participate in elections," Dmitry Gudkov told the BBC at a hearing in Moscow's main appeals court. "They want the guaranteed victory of United Russia candidates," he said, referring to The Party of the Kremlin.
Once a member of Russia's federal parliament, Mr Gudkov is now serving his first ever custodial sentence: 30 Days for organising one of the unauthorised rallies. A similar charge for the 27 July event is still pending.
"They're worried if we're free, we can participate in the protest actions," the 39-year old said, holding his wife's hand across a wooden barrier. "Thirty days is a high level of repression. This is very tough. "
But tougher measures are already in place.
Dmitry Gudkov was given a custodial sentence for organising a protestRussia's powerful Investigative Committee has opened a Criminal Case which designates the 27 July protest as a Riot . Initially, protesters were charged under Russia's administrative Code - they faced fines or up to a month in detention for violating the tight restrictions on public protest.
But criminal prosecution for rioting carries a lengthy prison sentence.
"Of course everyone is worried About That ," Mr Gudkov said. "No-one knows where this will end. "
The next morning a young blogger from his team was arrested under the new criminal charge.
Influential state TV programmes have portrayed the protests as orchestrated from abroad, claiming those involved want to "change the constitutional order by force". That reflects the Kremlin's long-standing fear that popular unrest can escalate and topple governments, as happened in Georgia, Ukraine and Elsewhere .
Riot Police detained hundreds of protesters last weekendA spate of socially-focused protests, and an economic downturn, have already seen Vladimir Putin 's famously sky-high popularity rating slide.
Some opposition figures have suggested activists should agree to an authorised rally on the ring-road. They call it irresponsible to summon crowds to the City Centre , where more clashes with Police - and criminal charges - are entirely possible.
But Ms Sobol argues the violence against demonstrators rules out such a compromise. She and others have announced that the protest will continue in the form of a mass Saturday stroll through Moscow This Week , with other rallies to follow.
"Yes, some will be too afraid now. But others will come out because of what's happened," she says. "They can't resolve this by putting people behind bars. Only by giving them their rights at elections. "
The Authorities show no sign of compromise either. Which means these surprise political protests could yet spiral into a political Crisis .
moscow city elections 2019, russia, moscow
Source of news: bbc.com