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Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. He was 47.
Russia's prison agency says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. He was 47.
Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47.
The stunning news of Navalny’s death — less than a month before an election that will give Russian President Vladimir Putin another six years in power — brought renewed criticism and outrage directed at the Kremlin leader.
Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, felt unwell after a walk and lost consciousness.