Hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny transferred to prison hospital amid concerns over his health Anton Zverev Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Russia’s main opposition leader Alexey Navalny was transferred to a prison hospital, the prison service and his lawyer said on Monday, 20 days into a hunger strike that has brought international warnings of consequences should he die in jail.
Allies of Navalny, who have had no access to him since last week, said they were braced for bad news about his health. They are planning mass countrywide demonstrations later this week, which the Russian authorities have branded illegal.
Prison staff are threatening to force feed hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, allies say MOSCOW Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Staff at the Russian prison holding hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny are threatening to force feed him, his allies said on Monday, warning he had lost 15 kg since he arrived at the facility last month.
Navalny, 44, a prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced a hunger strike at the end of March in protest at what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to treat him properly for acute back and leg pain.
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“If @POTUS simply calls Putin a murderer but then sits back and lets him murder @navalny - the greatest fighter for freedom and democracy in Russia,” tweeted McCain, a co-host of “The View.”
“It is nothing but meaningless straw man rhetoric,” she added. “I hope and pray each new administration will take on Putin and his atrocities.”
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If @POTUS simply calls Putin a murderer but then sits back and lets him murder @navalny - the greatest fighter for freedom and democracy in Russia. It is nothing but meaningless straw man rhetoric. I hope and pray each new administration will take on Putin and his atrocities. Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) April 1, 2021
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