Alexei Navalny/the Kirovles Case
The Kirovles case — the criminal prosecution of Alexei Navalny on a fabricated charge of embezzlement from the state-owned enterprise Kirovles. This section features court reports in Kirov, Alexei's sentencing and subsequent release, footage of public solidarity, Navalny's Moscow mayoral campaign, and the work of the Opposition Coordination Council.
Razvozzhayev in Basmanny CourtOne of the court hearings in the Bolotnaya case against Leonid Razvozzhayev, who in October 2012 was abducted in Kyiv and taken to Moscow, where he was forced under torture to sign a confession — an incident that sparked international outrage. The activist is remanded in custody until April 2013. Udaltsov notes that he he behaved with dignity: “Executioners!” chant those present. Among the investigators leaving the courtroom, as can be heard from the shouts of Razvozzhayev's support group, is the person who tortured the activist.
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Municipal deputies discuss the 2013 Moscow mayoral electionsA meeting of municipal deputies before the Moscow mayoral elections: discussion of nominating a single candidate against Sergey Sobyanin. Alexei Navalny proposes that all opposition deputies submit their candidacies and unite within the People's Alliance.
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A provocateur interferes with the posting of leaflets in support of Alexei NavalnyA provocateur in Kirov prohibits the distribution of leaflets in support of Alexei Navalny, defendant in the Kirovles case.
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Alexei Navalny: arrest, trial, and mayoral campaign in 2013The arrest of Alexei Navalny, his return after the Kirovles court hearing, the filing of signatures to nominate a candidate for mayor of Moscow, the rally on Manezhnaya Square, and filming of Headquarters in Moscow.
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Court hearings regarding KirovlesFootage from the Kirovles trial, where Alexei Navalny and businessman Pyotr Ofitserov are accused of embezzling property from the state-owned enterprise Kirovles during Navalny's time as an advisor to Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh.
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Kirov residents support Alexei NavalnyActivists in Kirov distribute leaflets and hold one-person pickets in support of Alexei Navalny, defendant in the Kirovles case.
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Pyotr Ofitserov, a defendant in the same case as Alexei Navalny, before the start of the trialA conversation before the trial with businessman Pyotr Ofitserov, defendant in the Kirovles case.
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Arrested for stickers in support of Alexei NavalnyDetention for putting up stickers in support of Alexei Navalny on charges of "violating public amenities." An independent observer is not allowed into the police station.
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