The trial of Alexei Navalny

About 40 people took part in the action of solidarity with Putin critic Alexei Navalnyi and his brother.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny returns to Moscow from Kirov where he was convicted of embezzlement but set free until the appeal.

Russian activist Alexey Navalny will stay at large until the sentence comes into full force. He was sentenced to five years in prison on July 18.

Two people have been detained during the unauthorized demonstration and rally in Kirov.

The leader of the Russian opposition has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement.

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy issued the following statement today.

The judge considered Navalny's guilt fully proved and saw no political motives behind the harassment of the lawyer.