21:51
18.7.2013
21:48
18.7.2013
From Ilya Yashin, a Russian activist. He says detainees are not being provided with lawyers.
21:44
18.7.2013
From D.C. Correspondent Richard Solash -
U.S. State Department Reacts:
U.S. State Department Reacts:
The United States is "very disappointed" by the trial and conviction of Aleksei Navalny. Speaking to reporters in Washington, U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf called the trial "apparently politically motivated" and said Washington is "troubled by abuse of due process, as exemplified by the conduct of this trial." Harf said Navalny's conviction was the latest example of a "disturbing trend" in Russia that is "aimed at suppressing dissent and civil society."
21:41
18.7.2013
Here's a quick summary of today's events:
-Aleksei Navalny and co-defendant Pytor Ofitserov are convicted by a Kirov court of embezzlement and sentenced to five and four years in jail, respectively.
-Aleksei Navalny and co-defendant Pytor Ofitserov are convicted by a Kirov court of embezzlement and sentenced to five and four years in jail, respectively.
-Authorities close off Manezh Square and Red Square, with thousands gathered to protest. Authorities estimate 2,500 and activists say 5,000
-Prosecutors in Kirov say Navalny and Ofitserov, his business partner, should not have been arrested today. There will be a hearing tomorrow to determine if he should be released until sentencing is final.
-Navalny's campaign says if he is released he will continue to run for Moscow mayor.
- At least 100 people have been detained at Moscow protests and 32 in Saint Petersburg.
-Navalny's campaign says if he is released he will continue to run for Moscow mayor.
- At least 100 people have been detained at Moscow protests and 32 in Saint Petersburg.
21:28
18.7.2013
21:28
18.7.2013
Protesters standing on Duma banni, chanting "all for one, one for all."
21:18
18.7.2013
Lots of talk today about the disconnect between what the Kremlin says about Edward Snowden and how it is treating Navalny.
21:13
18.7.2013
21:12
18.7.2013
Via RFE/RL Russian - Lydia Ofitserova, Pyotr Ofitersova's wife:
"My husband was sent to the front...I will wait for him and explain to our children where there father is and why. We will win. It is absolutely necessary that we win.
21:02
18.7.2013
RFE/RL Russian correspondent Olga Serebryanaya reports that Navalny's wife, Julia, is Tweeting from his account.