Accuracy in Media

WASHINGTON — After pro-European Union protesters in Ukraine helped unseat and push out a pro-Russian Ukrainian president, Russia may clamp down on any Putin opponents. Reuters reported that Alexei Navalny may face house arrest if Russian investigators’ petition is approved by a court. Navalny was recently released from prison after being imprisoned for graft and […]

WASHINGTON — Alexei Navalny, a leading opposition figure in Russia, avoided a five-year prison sentence this week when a judge delayed the prison term. Reuters reported that Navalny, who is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief opponent, is barred from running in elections the next few years and he will appeal that ban. Navalny said, “It’s clear […]

WASHINGTON — The prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, has called for supporters to rally and protest a recently rigged election. Reuters reported that Navalny accused Putin’s government of rigging the election in Moscow’s mayoral race. Kremlin and Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin barely cleared the 50% threshold to win the mayor’s office […]

WASHINGTON — Just as NSA leaker Edward Snowden officially applied for temporary asylum in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin-backed government have imprisoned a prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Reuters reports that Navalny was sentenced to a five-year prison term for theft, which was much longer than what his supporters expected. This comes as […]