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Putin’s critic Navalny vows to continue hunger strike as TB sweeps through penal colony

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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has vowed to continue a hunger strike despite suffering from a heavy cough and fever as he claimed inmates in his Russian prison ward were being treated in hospital for tuberculosis. Vladimir Putin’s biggest opponent has vowed to continue a hunger strike he launched last week demanding adequate medical treatment at … Read more

‘Torture-like’ conditions at Russian penal colony where Alexei Navalny must serve his sentence

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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny must serve his sentence in a penal facility where ‘torture-like’ conditions are so horrific inmates have severely injured themselves to avoid being sent there, a former prisoner has claimed.       Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was jailed this month over alleged parole violations related to an embezzlement … Read more