Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny announces hunger strike
3 years, 9 months ago

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny announces hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Navalny says he declared a hunger strike over a lack of medical care. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has declared a hunger strike to protest against prison officials’ failure to provide him with medical for what he said was acute pain in his back and both legs. In his statement posted on his Instagram account on Wednesday, Navalny complained about prison authorities’ refusal to give him the right medicines and to allow his doctor to visit him behind bars. The 44-year-old Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent, was arrested on January 17 upon his return from Germany, where he spent five months recovering from a nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin.

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Alexey Navalny timeline: From poisoning to prison to death
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexey Navalny timeline: From poisoning to prison to death

Al Jazeera  

The Kremlin’s most prominent critic dies after collapsing and losing consciousness at a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, prison authorities say. September 17, 2020 – Navalny’s aides say they have discovered Novichok traces on a bottle taken from the hotel in Siberia where he stayed before falling ill. September 21, 2020 – Navalny says Western laboratories have found …

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
1 year, 5 months ago

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Associated Press  

LONDON — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. December 2015 — Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption releases its first long-form video — a YouTube documentary called “Chaika,” which means “seagull” in Russian but is also the last name of then-Prosecutor General Yury Chaika. February 2016 …

Russia: Life of Alexei Navalny, Kremlin’s biggest foe
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia: Life of Alexei Navalny, Kremlin’s biggest foe

Live Mint  

London: In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. December 2015 — Navalny's Foundation for Fighting Corruption releases its first long-form video — a YouTube documentary called “Chaika,” which means “seagull” in Russian but is also the last name of then-Prosecutor General Yury Chaika. February 2016 — …

Russia: Life of Alexei Navalny, Kremlin’s biggest foe
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia: Life of Alexei Navalny, Kremlin’s biggest foe

Live Mint  

London: In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. July 2012 — Russia’s Investigative Committee charges Navalny with embezzlement involving Kirovles, a state-owned timber company in the Kirov region, while acting as an adviser to the local governor. February 2016 — The European Court of Human Rights …

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
1 year, 7 months ago

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Associated Press  

LONDON — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. July 2012 — Russia’s Investigative Committee charges Navalny with embezzlement involving Kirovles, a state-owned timber company in the Kirov region, while acting as an adviser to the local governor. December 2015 — Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption …

Hunger-striking ex-US Marine sent to prison hospital in Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Hunger-striking ex-US Marine sent to prison hospital in Russia

Al Jazeera  

Prison authorities say Trevor Reed ended the hunger strike he started last month and his health is ‘satisfactory’. Trevor Reed, a former US Marine jailed in Russia, has been transferred to the prison’s medical facility after beginning a hunger strike last month, according to his lawyers. “Trevor Reed has been transferred to the prison colony’s medical facility,” his lawyers Sergei …

Ex-US Marine launches hunger strike in Russian jail: Parents
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-US Marine launches hunger strike in Russian jail: Parents

Al Jazeera  

Trevor Reed begins a hunger strike over being put in solitary confinement and not receiving proper medical care. Former US Marine Trevor Reed has begun a hunger strike in a Russian jail to protest at being put in solitary confinement and not receiving proper medical care despite fears he has tuberculosis, according to his parents. He was put in a …

‘I’m a horrible skeleton’: Navalny in court after hunger strike
3 years, 8 months ago

‘I’m a horrible skeleton’: Navalny in court after hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

Jailed Kremlin critic looks gaunt in video link images as he launches tirade against Putin. “Unsurprisingly, economists write letters and say that the last few years should be called a lost decade.” The latest episode in a series of court battles between Russian officials and Navalny came as the Kremlin critic’s allies announced they were closing their network of campaign …

Russian authorities suspend operation of Navalny’s offices
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian authorities suspend operation of Navalny’s offices

Al Jazeera  

Moscow dials up pressure on the jailed Kremlin critic’s movement, prompting condemnation from Germany. The move on Monday came as a court in the Russian capital met for a preliminary hearing to consider a prosecutor’s request to label Navalny’s foundation and its regional offshoots as “extremist”. But Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith, reporting from Moscow, said Navalny’s allies had also already …

Kremlin Critic Navalny Says He Will End Prison Hunger Strike
3 years, 8 months ago

Kremlin Critic Navalny Says He Will End Prison Hunger Strike

NPR  

Kremlin Critic Navalny Says He Will End Prison Hunger Strike Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is calling off a more than three-week prison hunger strike that doctors say left him near death. Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who began refusing food on March …

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Is Ending His Hunger Strike
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Is Ending His Hunger Strike

NPR  

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Is Ending His Hunger Strike ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Alexei Navalny's 24-day hunger strike is over. KIM: "Even though he's been denied platforms like his YouTube channel," she says, "Navalny continues to drive Russia's political agenda." Still, more than three weeks of a hunger strike have depleted his strength, and Navalny's own doctors are now calling …

Russia's Navalny ends hunger strike in jail after winning visit from a doctor
3 years, 8 months ago

Russia's Navalny ends hunger strike in jail after winning visit from a doctor

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, said Friday that he is ending his hunger strike after doctors warned him that his life was in danger. Mr Navalny, who has been in custody since January, went on hunger strike more than three weeks ago after the prison administration refused to let him see civilian doctors. Mr Navalny in a message …

Russia arrests over 1,400 at rallies for hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
3 years, 8 months ago

Russia arrests over 1,400 at rallies for hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

India Today  

Police rounded up more than 1,400 protesters on Wednesday as Russians in dozens of cities took part in rallies organised by allies of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over his failing health in jail. His spokeswoman was jailed for 10 days, and another close ally detained, on the same day that President Vladimir Putin delivered a state-of-the-nation speech warning the …

Russia cracks down on Navalny allies on eve of planned protests
3 years, 8 months ago

Russia cracks down on Navalny allies on eve of planned protests

Al Jazeera  

The stage is set for further clashes between pro-Navalny protesters and police, as fears grow for the imprisoned critic’s health. Russian police detained several allies of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny on Tuesday and raided two of his regional offices, a protest monitoring group said, a day before his supporters plan to stage mass protests over his treatment in jail. The …

Putin foe Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike
3 years, 8 months ago

Putin foe Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death, his lawyer said Monday. Therefore, we couldn’t discuss anything, apart from what has happened to him.” The prison service statement said Navalny’s condition …

As Western powers raise alarm, Navalny transferred to hospital
3 years, 8 months ago

As Western powers raise alarm, Navalny transferred to hospital

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after Navalny’s physician warned the 44-year-old could be on the verge of death in jail due to his rapidly deteriorating health. ‘Deeply worried’ The reports of Navalny’s worsening condition have prompted alarm in Europe and the United States, with growing calls for Russian authorities to grant him immediate access to medical treatment. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s …

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny ‘could die at any moment’: Doctor
3 years, 8 months ago

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny ‘could die at any moment’: Doctor

Al Jazeera  

Doctor says jailed Russian opposition leader at risk of cardiac arrest, kidneys impaired after weeks on hunger strike. A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, has said his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said …

Navalny Says Continuing Hunger Strike Despite Cough, Fever
3 years, 9 months ago

Navalny Says Continuing Hunger Strike Despite Cough, Fever

News 18  

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday said he was suffering from a heavy cough and fever but would continue a hunger strike he launched last week demanding adequate medical treatment. “I am quoting the official data from today’s temperature measurement: ‘Navalny A.A., strong cough, temperature 38.1’,” he wrote, referring to degrees Celsius, or 100.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Later the pro-Kremlin …

Alexei Navalny, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin, announces hunger strike to protest Russian prison treatment
3 years, 9 months ago

Alexei Navalny, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin, announces hunger strike to protest Russian prison treatment

ABC  

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has started a hunger strike to protest the failure of authorities to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. Key points: Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for violating the terms of his probation He was arrested in January upon his return from Germany, where he spent months …

Russia opposition leader Navalny’s health worsens in prison
3 years, 9 months ago

Russia opposition leader Navalny’s health worsens in prison

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his physical condition has worsened in prison and he now has trouble walking. He accused prison officials of undermining his health with a “deliberate denial of due medical assistance.” …

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny alleges ‘torture’ in prison
3 years, 9 months ago

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny alleges ‘torture’ in prison

Al Jazeera  

Alexey Navalny says the deterioration of his health was a ‘direct consequence of the actions and inaction’ of prison employees. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said that being woken up by a guard every hour during the night amounted to ‘sleep deprivation torture’ and that for treatment for acute back and leg pain had been refused in a …

Kremlin critic Navalny heads home to Russia despite arrest risk
3 years, 11 months ago

Kremlin critic Navalny heads home to Russia despite arrest risk

Al Jazeera  

Alexey Navalny, who was in Germany for five months after he was poisoned, returns home despite threat of arrest. Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has flown home to Russia despite Russian authorities’ stated desire to arrest him and potentially jail him for years, his plane from Berlin landing at a different Moscow airport from the one it was meant to fly …

Russia allows opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be flown to Germany for treatment
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia allows opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be flown to Germany for treatment

ABC  

Russian doctors have said gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could be flown to Germany to receive medical attention after the politician's allies accused the Russian authorities of deliberately trying to stop his evacuation. Key points: Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny fell ill during a flight on Thursday and has been in a coma since Local doctors said he had …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in hospital with suspected poisoning
4 years, 4 months ago

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in hospital with suspected poisoning

India Today  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was admitted to hospital in Siberia on Thursday suffering symptoms of what his spokeswoman called poisoning, after his aircraft made an emergency landing. Navalny, 44, is unconscious and in intensive care after he started feeling unwell on a flight returning to Moscow, the capital, from the Siberian city of Tomsk, said Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman. …

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