Max Seddon

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Russia arrests suspect in foiled terror attacks

Russia arrests suspect in foiled terror attacks

Max Seddon · June 6, 2013 9:13 am

Russia targets pollster for ‘political activity’

Russia targets pollster for ‘political activity’

Max Seddon · May 20, 2013 12:39 pm

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to journalists after a trial in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The trial of Navalny accused of embezzling half a million dollars' worth of timber from a state-run company was adjourned shortly after its start Wednesday in the northwestern city. (AP Photo/Mitya Aleshkovskiy)

A glance at Kremlin’s top foe, Alexei Navalny

Max Seddon · April 17, 2013 4:00 am

Russian officials hassle Pussy Riot play director

Russian officials hassle Pussy Riot play director

Max Seddon · March 4, 2013 9:49 am

Chechnya’s Kadyrov calls for crackdown on sorcery

Chechnya’s Kadyrov calls for crackdown on sorcery

Max Seddon · February 11, 2013 1:17 pm

Russian wardens throw party for Stalin’s gulag

Russian wardens throw party for Stalin’s gulag

Max Seddon · February 5, 2013 4:42 pm

In this undated Gasanov family handout photo made avaliable on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, doctor Shamil Gasanov, his wife and two children pose for a photo at their home in Makhachkala, a provincial capital in Dagestan, southern Russia. Doctor Shamil Gasanov was seized and charged of organizing an attack by Islamic militants three years ago that killed the police chief in Makhachkala, a provincial capital in Russiaâs restive Caucasus. But he wonât get his days in court. His decapitated body was returned to his relatives, who say they suspect police blew his head off with a grenade launcher. (AP Photo/Gasanov Family )

Doctor’s arrest highlights unrest in Dagestan

Max Seddon · December 19, 2012 12:57 pm

Russian opposition fights to stay relevant

Russian opposition fights to stay relevant

Max Seddon · December 16, 2012 5:19 pm

FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, Opposition leader Alexey Navalny, speaks with riot police officers blocking the way during a massive protest rally against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule in St. Petersburg, Russia. The poster reads: 'We will not be frighten". Russian investigators have launched a probe against opposition leader Alexei Navalny, suspecting him of fraud and money laundering. 36-year-old Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putinâs fiercest critics, was a driving force behind last winterâs wave of anti-Putin rallies. Over the winter, the anti-corruption activist spearheaded a series of rallies in Moscow that drew up to 100,000 people to the streets ahead of the March vote that handed Putin a third presidential term.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Russian investigators accuse Navalny of fraud

Max Seddon · December 14, 2012 12:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to preserve the nation's identity against interference from abroad. Putin's speech was his first state-of-the nation address since winning a third term in March's election despite a wave of massive protests in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian opposition refused permission for rally

Max Seddon · December 13, 2012 1:50 pm

Russian opposition activist may be sent to Siberia

Russian opposition activist may be sent to Siberia

Max Seddon · December 12, 2012 4:18 pm

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks during live televised interview from Moscow's Ostankino TV Center on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)

Russia’s Medvedev defends erosion of his legacy

Max Seddon · December 7, 2012 4:28 pm