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[repulsewarrior]

...this guy does not quit,

Navalny also said that he never had second thoughts about returning to Russia.

"This is my home," he said.

He then headed to passport control where he was detained by police. His aide Ilya Yashin shared a video of the confrontation, during which Navalny is heard asking for his lawyer to be given access to him.

https://www.dw.com/en/alexei-navalny-de ... m_ln=72710

...what are Heroes made of, i ask. Surely even fools would fear to tread this path, he's taken.

[Londonrake]

Alexei Navalny: EU and US demand release of poisoned Putin critic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55700312

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[Londonrake]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55778334

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[Londonrake]

Thousands in protests. 3000 arrests:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55876033

Navalny on nominations list for Nobel Peace prize:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobe ... SKBN2A007W

Not bad for somebody with laughably small support. Or perhaps it's all just "theatrics"?

[repulsewarrior]

...just to put some pictures to your post,



...i expect that this issue will not go away.

[Londonrake]

The protests aren’t about Navalny. They’re about Putin.

[repulsewarrior]

...he gets 3 1/2 year's for breaking his parole; the Court rules today.

https://www.dw.com/en/russian-oppositio ... m_ln=75589

[Londonrake]

Yes.

Having been poisoned in a Siberian air terminal, falling ill on the plane back to Moscow, (all play acting apparently) he was kept there for a few days (just to give the Novichok a chance to finish the job?). In the light of widespread media coverage and international outrage the “authorities” allowed him to be air ambulanced to Germany for treatment. There he was in a coma, ICU, then rehabilitation. This is splashed over front pages worldwide.

After recovering he has the guts to return to Moscow where he’s arrested upon arrival and put on trial. His crime? Not telling the “authorities” where he was, in accordance with the terms of his probation (for a trumped up money laundering charge, designed to keep him from contesting the election).

Welcome to the “theatrical” world of a real opposition politician in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

The last time there was civil unrest in Russia Putin did what all dictators tend to under such circumstances. He looked abroad for a unifying cause. Then it was Crimea. Russia made great again. If the protests continue and escalate.................?

[repulsewarrior]

...well said.

[repulsewarrior]

Amnesty Move To Strip Navalny Of 'Prisoner Of Conscience' Status Sparks Outcry

https://www.rferl.org/a/amnesty-interna ... 18275.html

...because he has advocated violence in the past.