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Alexei Navalny Moved To Medical Unit In Prison, Lawyer Says He Is ‘Seriously Ill’

Charlotte Pence Bond
Alexei Navalny Moved To Medical Unit In Prison, Lawyer Says He Is ‘Seriously Ill’
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was moved to the infirmary of a penal colony in Russia following reports that his health is rapidly deteriorating.

Navalny was sentenced to the colony after he returned to Russia following his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent. He holds the Kremlin responsible for the poisoning and claims the incident was an attempt to kill him, but the Kremlin denies any such allegations.

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