Russia Silences Last Liberal Voice | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Boris Nadezhdin, a veteran Russian politician and vocal critic of Putin’s war in Ukraine, has been convicted for displaying “extremist symbols” after showing a photo of Alexei Navalny in a video — a move that now bars him from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Already disqualified from the presidential race earlier this year, Nadezhdin, 63, is one of Russia’s last liberal voices and was recently labeled a “foreign agent,” further stripping him of public office eligibility. His arrest last Monday and subsequent court appearance — where he reportedly fell ill — underscore a broader crackdown on dissent as authorities tighten control ahead of September’s vote. With fuel shortages and mounting public frustration, Nadezhdin sees this as a calculated effort to silence him before the ballot. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e0b3f4833087f0ef