Bold and Brave: Remembering Alexei Navalny, the Fearless Russian Opposition Leader
Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader and subject of the Oscar-winning 2022 documentary “Navalny,” died in jail on Friday, according to the Associated Press. He was 47.
The Associated Press reported that Russia’s Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny “felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness.” Emergency services arrived and tried to revive him, but he had died.
Navalny’s spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said on X (formerly known as Twitter) that she had not received confirmation of his death yet. “Alexey’s lawyer is currently on his way to Kharp,” she wrote. “As soon as we have some information, we will report on it.”
Late last year, Navalny was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of Russia’s toughest jails. He was serving a 19-year sentence.
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