Category: Novichok

UK to Hold Public Inquiry Into Novichok Death of Dawn Sturgess

November 18, 2021
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A public inquiry will be held following the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was unwittingly poisoned by Novichok in 2018. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has granted permission for 44-year-old Ms Sturgess’s inquest to be converted into a public inquiry to better examine any possible Russian involvement, amid allegations she died as an indirect result…

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UK Demands Release of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny

January 18, 2021
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The UK government on Monday joined international calls for Russia to release opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who was detained on Sunday. Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was detained on arrival at a Moscow airport after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since he was poisoned last summer. Navalny could…

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Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Ally of Kremlin Critic Navalny

December 25, 2020
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MOSCOW—Russian law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and took her in for questioning early on Friday after raiding her home, Navalny and his supporters said. There was no immediate comment from the police. Supporters of Navalny said the police action appeared to be a…

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