The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.
The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. The politician's team says it has received no confirmation of his death so far.Alexei Navalny is seen in 2012 behind the bars in a police van after he was detained during protests in Moscow a day after Putin's inauguration.Alexei Navalny is seen in 2012 behind the bars in a police van after he was detained during protests in Moscow a day after Putin's inauguration.
Navalny had been serving out a 19-year prison sentence on charges including extremism, embezzlement and fraud — widely seen as Kremlin retribution for his political activities. He later emerged as the breakout political star of anti-government protests — a powerful speaker who railed against flawed parliamentary elections in 2011 by memorably labeling the Kremlin's ruling United Russia bloc"the party of crooks and thieves."
"I want to live in a normal country, and refuse to accept any talk about Russia being doomed to being a bad, poor or servile country,"Even from the political sidelines, Navalny's informal style — honed by an internet-fueled sense of humor — contrasted starkly with the imperious bearing of Putin.It was a hint at what made the two men so different — and Navalny, his supporters argued, a threat. Even if Navalny wasn't allowed to compete in elections.
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