Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, is the latest critic to fall foul of President Vladimir Putin.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, leveraged social media and fatigue with the Kremlin to rise to prominence.
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Hundreds of supporters of Alexei Navalny, a top critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Authorities arrested more than 1,700 people at the protests against the jail Navalny is being held at for not allowing him to see a doctor of his choice, protest tracker OVD-Info said, according to Reuters.
Navalny’s health is in dire condition after being on a hunger strike for three weeks because authorities will not allow him to see a doctor of his choice.
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Protests erupted throughout Russia in response, with demonstrators in Moscow chanting “Freedom to Navalny,” “Let the doctors in,” and the name of Navalny’s wife, Yulia, who joined the protests, Reuters reported.