Alexei Navalny // Amnesty Watch

Alexei Navalny is a Russian lawyer, anti-corruption activist, and opposition leader. He gained prominence in Russia and internationally for his investigations into corruption by Russian officials and his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government.

Navalny started his career as a lawyer and began blogging about corruption in 2008. In 2011, he started the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organization dedicated to investigating and exposing corruption in Russia.

He has been arrested multiple times for his activism and has spent time in jail on several occasions. In 2013, he ran for mayor of Moscow and came in second with 27% of the vote, a remarkable achievement for an opposition candidate in Russia.

In 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent while on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. He was treated in Germany and made a full recovery. He returned to Russia in January 2021 and was immediately arrested upon arrival. He was subsequently sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating the terms of a suspended sentence from a 2014 fraud conviction, a case that he and his supporters argue was politically motivated.

Navalny’s poisoning, arrest, and imprisonment have drawn international condemnation and have led to protests in Russia and around the world. His courage and determination have made him a symbol of resistance against the Putin regime and a key figure in the Russian opposition movement

Alexei Navalny Timeline of Events

1998-1999: Studied Russian law and securities and exchanges at Yale University.

2008: Started blogging about alleged corruption in Russian politics.

2011: Started the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

2013: Ran for Mayor of Moscow and came in second with 27% of the vote.

2014: Placed under house arrest for embezzlement charges, which he claimed were politically motivated.

2017: Announced his intention to run for President of Russia in the 2018 election but was barred from running due to his criminal conviction.

2018: Organized a series of nationwide protests against the government of Vladimir Putin.

2020: Poisoned with a nerve agent in August and spent several months in a coma.

2021: Returned to Russia in January and was immediately arrested. Sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in February.

2021: Went on a hunger strike in prison to demand proper medical treatment.

2023: As of my last update, Navalny is still imprisoned in Russia and just had 19 years added to his 3.5 year sentence for