Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny To End Hunger Strike On Day 24

Navalny has been protesting prison officials' refusal to provide him medical care.

MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. In an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand a visit from his doctor to address a loss of sensation in his legs and arms ― the main demand the politician announced when launched his hunger strike. But he said he would stop the strike after having been examined by non-prison doctors, something he called “a huge progress.”