Moscow Journalist Arrested For Alleged Work On Navalny's YouTube Channel

The arrest and death of Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny led to street protests amid a crackdown on critics that has intensified following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow journalist Konstantin Gabov has been arrested on charges of participating in the Navalny Live YouTube channel, the Basmanny District Court press service reported on April 27. The court said Gabov is a producer for the Reuters news service, which didn’t immediately report on the incident. The case comes amid a crackdown on media and Kremlin critics that has intensified since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Other figures linked to the Navalny Live YouTube channel have been arrested and charged with crimes. Aleksei Navalny, a longtime Kremlin critic, died in February in a Russian penal colony under mysterious circumstances. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.