February 11, 2026
Kazakhstan moves to extradite former employee of Navalny’s St. Petersburg office to Russia
Kazakh authorities have granted Russia’s request to extradite activist Yulia Yemelyanova, a former employee of the late Alexei Navalny’s St. Petersburg office.
TL;DR
- Kazakhstan has granted Russia's request to extradite activist Yulia Yemelyanova.
- Yemelyanova is a former employee of Alexei Navalny's St. Petersburg office.
- Kazakhstan's decision reportedly violates its own protocols as Yemelyanova's asylum application is pending.
- She faces theft charges in Russia, which her defense claims are fabricated.
- Yemelyanova has been detained since August 2025.
- She is the fourth Russian asylum seeker to face a deportation decision from Kazakhstan since late January.
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