Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has died in the Arctic prison colony where he was serving his sentence, Russia’s prison service announced Friday.
Navalny, 47, had been one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal opponents over the past decade and was jailed after he survived a near-fatal poisoning in 2020. He was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2021, with many foreign leaders calling for his release.
Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said his team could not confirm his death until his lawyer visited the Arctic prison colony where he was serving his sentence.
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