Russia Moves Navalny to Prison in the Arctic
Voice of America
FILE - A screen shows jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he arrives to listen to a hearing on an appeal lodged against a court decision to jail him for 19 years in a maximum security prison on extremism-linked charges, at a court in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 26, 2023.
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in an Arctic region of northern Russia, his spokeswoman said on Monday after supporters lost touch with him for more than two weeks.
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