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In this handout photo released by Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol in her twitter.com/SobolLubov account, Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol wearing in t-short with the words reading "where is the criminal case for the poisoning of Navalny?" makes a selfie in front of Russian Federal Bailiffs service officers in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Sobol, a top associate of Russia's imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of trespassing Thursday and handed a suspended sentence of one year community service after she tried to doorstep an alleged security operative believed to be involved in Navalny's poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. (twitter.com/SobolLubov via AP)
Top associate of Navalny convicted of trespassing in Russia

By Daria Litvinova Apr. 15, 2021 06:17 AM EDT

Police officers detain a man during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the wave of nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Hundreds were detained by police. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia

By Jim Heintz And Vladimir Isachenkov Jan. 31, 2021 03:27 AM EST

Russian Rosguardia (National Guard) soldiers stand blocking enter to the Palace Square a day before Sunday's protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. As part of a multipronged effort by the authorities to discourage Russians from attending Sunday's demonstrations, the Prosecutor General's office ordered the state communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, to block the calls for joining the protests on the internet. The Prosecutor General's office and the Interior Ministry also issued stern warnings to the public not to join the protests, saying participants could face criminal charges of taking part in mass riots if the rallies turn violent. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russia warn Navalny supporters not to attend Sunday protests

By Jim Heintz Jan. 30, 2021 09:57 AM EST

FILE In this file photo taken on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, Oleg Navalny, Alexei Navalny's brother speaks to the media at the Omsk Ambulance Hospital No. 1, intensive care unit where Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk, Russia. Navalny's brother, Oleg; his top ally, Lyubov Sobol; Oleg Stepanov, the head of Navalny's Moscow office; Dr. Anastasia Vasilyeva from the Navalny-backed Alliance of Doctors; and Maria Alekhina from the Pussy Riot punk collective were detained for 48 hours as part of a criminal probe into alleged violations of coronavirus regulations during last weekend's protests. Moscow's Tverskoy District Court put Stepanov under house arrest until March 23 as requested by investigators. The cases of the four others were to be heard later Friday. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk, File)
Moscow court puts Navalny's allies under house arrest

By Vladimir Isachenkov Jan. 29, 2021 10:15 AM EST

Lyubov Sobol, ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, speaks during her news conference via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are calling for new protests next weekend to demand his release, following a wave of demonstrations across the country in a defiant challenge to President Vladimir Putin. The words on her tribune reading "Free Navalny". (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom

By Daria Litvinova And Vladimir Isachenkov Jan. 28, 2021 08:13 AM EST

-FILE- In this Friday, April 21, 2017, image the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, are seen in The Hague, Netherlands. Russia came under renewed pressure to explain the nerve agent attack on opposition figure Alexei Navalny as the annual meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog got underway Monday Nov. 30, 2020, amid measures aimed at reining in the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Russia under renewed pressure to explain Navalny poisoning

By Mike Corder Nov. 30, 2020 06:45 AM EST

Germany and allies call for Russian answers on Navalny

By Mike Corder Oct. 06, 2020 09:11 AM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Germany and its allies at a meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog Tuesday called on Russia to fully investigate and...

FILE - In this July 26, 2020, file photo, federal officers launch tear gas at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky Aug. 06, 2020 01:13 AM EDT

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, left, talks with activist Raz Simone, right front, and others near a plywood-covered and closed Seattle police precinct behind them Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Seattle, following protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Under pressure from city councilors, protesters and dozens of other elected leaders who have demanded that officers dial back their tactics, the police department on Monday removed barricades near its East Precinct building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, where protesters and riot squads had faced off nightly. Protesters were allowed to march and demonstrate in front of the building, and the night remained peaceful. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Black Lives Matter sues over violent Seattle police tactics

By Gene Johnson Jun. 09, 2020 02:55 PM EDT