2020 Alexei Navalny poisoning
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The 2020 Alexei Navalny poisoning was a high-profile assassination attempt on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that sparked international condemnation and intensified scrutiny of the Russian government’s treatment of political dissidents.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination attempt
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international crisis ⓘ poisoning ⓘ political incident ⓘ |
| countryContext | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfMedicalEvacuation | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2020-08-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
arrest of Alexei Navalny in Russia
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mass protests in Russia in support of Alexei Navalny ⓘ return of Alexei Navalny to Russia in January 2021 ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | global news coverage ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorAllegedByInvestigativeJournalists | Russian Federal Security Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorAllegedByWesternGovernments | Russian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
intensified scrutiny of Russian government’s treatment of political dissidents
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raised concerns about state use of nerve agents against opponents ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Alexei Navalny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Bellingcat
NERFINISHED
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CNN NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Spiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ German government NERFINISHED ⓘ Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Insider (Russia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Russian Federal Security Service
NERFINISHED
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Russian state security apparatus ⓘ |
| locationEmergencyLanding | Omsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationHospitalizationInitial |
Omsk
NERFINISHED
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Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationHospitalizationSubsequent |
Berlin
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Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationInitialIncident |
Russia
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Tomsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOnsetOfSymptoms | flight from Tomsk to Moscow ⓘ |
| method | poisoning with nerve agent ⓘ |
| motiveAlleged |
intimidation of political dissidents
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silencing political opposition ⓘ |
| partOf | political repression in Russia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Novichok poisonings
NERFINISHED
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Skripal poisoning ⓘ use of chemical weapons ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
long-term health effects for Alexei Navalny
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prolonged coma of Alexei Navalny ⓘ |
| substanceUsed | Novichok nerve agent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| substanceUsedAccordingToGermanGovernment | Novichok nerve agent ⓘ |
| substanceUsedAccordingToOPCW | Novichok-type nerve agent ⓘ |
| target | Alexei Navalny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggered |
European Union sanctions against Russian officials
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United Kingdom sanctions against Russian individuals ⓘ United States sanctions against Russian individuals and entities ⓘ diplomatic tensions between Russia and Western countries ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ |
| year | 2020 ⓘ |
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