A film about Navalny’s poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for the best documentary feature on Sunday.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/15/kremlin-critic-alexei-navalnys-punishment-cell-replicated-near-the-louvre

By unlucky timing, Navalny’s column was published on Sept. 30, 2022 — the day that Putin delivered a speech declaring his intention to annex four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/31/alexey-navalny-russian-dissident-book-excerpt-00123792

Just a few days after his current trial began, Navalny’s complaint over not being allowed writing materials was considered by the Supreme Court of Russia.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/alexey-navalny-russia-opposition-leader-new-trial-prison-putin/

Kyiv and Navalny’s supporters have denied the allegations.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230404-ultranationalist-blogger-s-killing-in-st-petersburg-caf%C3%A9-exposes-russia-s-security-woes

Mr. Navalny’s lawyers have acted as conduits between him and the outside world.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/world/europe/alexei-navalny-jail-protest.html

Ms Simonyan, like Ms Asker-Zade, has been scrutinised by Mr Navalny’s counter-corruption investigators.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23237785.nailya-asker-zade-elon-musk-russian-stars-peddling-propaganda/?ref=rss

Navalny’s lawyers made similar claims in the spring of 2021, saying he was in grave condition.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/04/12/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalnys-health-deteriorating-ambulance-called-last-week-spokesperson/

Navalny’s offices were designated “extremist” organisations in 2021, putting employees, volunteers and supporters at risk of prosecution.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/jailed-kremlin-critic-navalny-goes-on-trial-on-extremism-charges/

Navalny’s parents were also prevented from attending the hearing.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/19/alexei-navalny-extremism-trial-of-putin-critic-begins-in-russia-18975743/

Navalny’s supporters have launched an anti-Putin campaign including billboards in Moscow, St Petersburg and Novosibirsk, with a QR-code linking to a website that calls for Putin critics to use non-violent “partisan” tactics to express their dissent.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/25/alexei-navalny-discovered-in-remote-arctic-penal-colony

The documentary follows Navalny’s recovery and the detective work to track down the Russian officials who apparently poisoned him.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/opinion/the-brave-man-whom-putin-wants-to-kill.html

Thus, when “” was crowned as Best Documentary Feature, and when Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia, used the occasion to address her husband directly (“Stay strong, my love”), we found ourselves hymning a Hollywood moment.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-2023-oscars-were-a-vanity-fair

Today’s hearing will be open to the public, though journalists will not be allowed in, according to Navalny’s team.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/moldova-bans-pro-russian-party-russians-can-donate-frozen-british-assets-to-ukraine/