Russian court outlaws Alexei Navalny’s organisation

Court has in effect liquidated the opposition politician's movement by classifying it as extremist'

A Russian court has outlawed opposition politician Alexei Navalny's nationwide political organisation on the grounds it is extremist", in a landmark step for Vladimir Putin's crackdown on political dissent.

The court decision, which had been anticipated, in effect liquidates Navalny's non-violent opposition movement and bars his allies from running for office for years, as the Kremlin seeks to erase the jailed opposition leader from Russian political life.