Russia claims death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny
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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died in the IK-3 penal colony, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) claimed in a statement, Russian media reported on Feb. 16.
Navalny "felt unwell after a walk" and "almost immediately lost consciousness," the statement said.
Medical workers conducted resuscitation measures but they "did not yield positive results," according to the FSIN.
"Ambulance medics confirmed the death of the convict," the statement says, without specifying the cause.
Navalny allegedly suffered a blood clot, claimed RT propagandists, citing "sources."
Numerous world leaders have reacted to the news.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that he was “deeply saddened and disturbed” by news and warned that “Russia needs to answer all the serious questions about the circumstances of his death.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the news “terrible,” while Latvian Prime Minister Evika castigated Russia on X (Twitter), writing “Putin’s regime imprisoned and has now tortured to death one of the last symbols of democracy in Russia.”
In a post on X (Twitter), Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, wrote “Putin is the ultimate evil who is afraid of any competition. The lives of Russians are nothing to him. Everyone who calls for negotiations must realize that he cannot be trusted. The only language he understands is force.”
Navalny's team has not confirmed the death. His lawyer is reportedly en route to the town of Kharp, Kira Yarmysh, his press secretary, said on Telegram on Feb. 16.
Navalny has been located in a prison in Russia's Far North — the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district — after a 20-day search, Yarmysh said on Dec. 25, 2023.
The Russian documentary “Navalny” won the Best Documentary Feature category at the 95th Academy Awards, widely known as the Oscars, held overnight on March 13, 2023, in Los Angeles, U.S. The film delves into the events surrounding Navalny’s poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent.
The Ukrainian team responsible for “A House Made of Splinters,” a Ukrainian documentary that did not win, expressed disappointment that the creators of “Navalny” did not address Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine during their acceptance of the award.
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