Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has successfully ended his hunger strike and can eat his favourite food of bread again after 46 days Alexei Navalny is serving sentencing in a penal colony for old fraud charges Kremlin critic went on hunger strike to demand proper treatment behind bars He ended strike saying his … Read more
Doctor in charge of treating Putin critic Alexei Navalny after he was poisoned with novichok VANISHES during hunting trip – just three months after the intensive care chief at the same hospital died suddenly aged 55 Dr Alexander Murakhovsky, 49, has not been seen since Friday after vanishing The doctor had overseen Alexei Navalny’s treatment after … Read more
A thin-looking Alexei Navalny has appeared in public for the first time since he ended his hunger strike. The Russian opposition leader appeared in court via video link on Thursday, telling his wife he had eaten ‘five tablespoons of porridge’ as he starts eating food after a three-week hunger strike. The 44-year-old looked skinny in his … Read more
A thin-looking Alexei Navalny has appeared in the public for the first time since he ended his hunger strike on Friday. The Russian opposition leader appeared in court via video link on Thursday for appeal hearing on charges of defamation. The 44-year-old looked skinny in his standard issue prison jumpsuit as he sat in front … Read more
There are not many doctors who visit patients in a flowing long white dress with a big red sash tied around their waist and surrounded by a swarm of photographers. But Anastasia Vasilyeva is no ordinary doctor. For this brave and media-savvy medic has become a thorn in Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s side as she fought … Read more
Leaked footage of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny in jail apparently shows him doing pull-ups, despite spending the past three weeks on hunger strike. A video, presumably released with official approval, is aimed at countering claims he could die at ‘any minute’. It was spread among pro-Kremlin social media on Friday although it is not clear when … Read more
Putin says Russia is aiming for Covid herd immunity by autumn as he gives state-of-the-nation speech while Moscow stirs war in Ukraine and braces for nationwide Alexei Navalny protests Putin is addressing lawmakers amid heightened tensions at home and abroad After the speech, pro-Navalny protests have been planned in 100 cities in Russia The jailed … Read more
Alexei Navalny‘s doctors have again been denied access to him despite growing concerns over his health as Russian state TV imposed a news blackout on his hunger strike. The jailed Kremlin critic, 44, has been striking since March 31 demanding medical treatment for a litany of ailments and a team of medics including his personal … Read more
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is to be taken to hospital after his 20-day hunger strike in prison left his life ‘hanging by a thread’. It comes after his allies today said they are braced for ‘very grave’ news about his health when his lawyers see him again after they were kept away over the weekend. … Read more
Russian politicians have told President Vladimir Putin that he ‘bears personal responsibility for the life’ of Alexei Navalny as the Kremlin critic’s life ‘hangs by a thread’ in prison. Nearly a dozen lawmakers signed and published an open letter to the Russian leader as doctors warn Navalny’s health is failing amid a hunger strike. Vladimir … Read more