"The Case That Doesn't Exist" — a special project about the Yves Rocher case

The fabricated case was based on claims that Oleg Navalny’s company had inflated the cost of logistics services, while Alexei Navalny had allegedly persuaded Yves Rocher Vostok to work with his brother’s company. At the same time, Yves Rocher Vostok itself initially maintained that it had not suffered any financial losses. The project brought together court materials, documents, a timeline of the proceedings, and explanations of the charges brought against Alexei and Oleg Navalny. It was designed to help people quickly understand the case: what the accusations were, how the proceedings unfolded, and why the case was fabricated. At the time of its launch, the project was more than an archive of documents — it was a tool for public defense. It allowed people to follow the trial, understand the defense’s position, and keep public attention focused on a case that became one of the defining episodes in the political persecution of Navalny.