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Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said.
The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived to try to rehabilitate him, but he died.
Navalny was 47.
Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the politician’s team had no confirmation of his death so far and that his lawyer was traveling to the town where he was held.
Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, was moved in December from his former prison in the Vladimir region of central Russia to a “special regime” penal colony — the highest security level of prisons in Russia — above the Arctic Circle.
His allies decried the transfer to a colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow, as yet another attempt to force Navalny into silence.
The remote region is notorious for long and severe winters. Kharp is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Vorkuta, whose coal mines were part of the Soviet gulag prison-camp system.
Navalny had been behind bars since January 2021, when he returned to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin. Before his arrest, he campaigned against official corruption, organized major anti-Kremlin protests and ran for public office.
He had since received three prison sentences, all of which he rejected as politically motivated.
In Putin’s Russia, political opponents often faded amid factional disputes or went into exile after imprisonment, suspected poisonings or other heavy repression. But Navalny grew consistently stronger and reached the apex of the opposition through grit, bravado and an acute understanding of how social media could circumvent the Kremlin’s suffocation of independent news outlets.
He faced each setback — whether it was a physical assault or imprisonment — with an intense devotion, confronting dangers with a sardonic wit. That drove him to the bold and fateful move of returning from Germany to Russia and certain arrest.
Navalny was born in Butyn, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) outside Moscow. He received a law degree from People’s Friendship University in 1998 and did a fellowship at Yale in 2010.
He gained attention by focusing on corruption in Russia’s murky mix of politicians and businesses; one of his early moves was to buy a stake in Russian oil and gas companies to become an activist shareholder and push for transparency.
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/517849/World/International/Russia;s-prison-service-says-that-imprisoned-oppos.aspx
Similiar to Julien Assange ,in Bellmarsh, at least not in Guantamino Bay which is akin to death ,slowly.
Bellmarsh is a disgrace ,but the Government dosnt give a toss.
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on February 16, 2024, further diminished a rapidly shrinking Russian opposition that has seen its members assassinated, sentenced to lengthy prison terms or forced into exile as Russian President Vladimir Putin makes it clear he will not tolerate challenges to his regime.
Jailed Russian opposition leader after a "pretty exhausting" 20-day transfer to a penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle. The Kremlin critic's whereabouts had been unknown for more than two weeks, but he is now in a penal colony in Russia's far north and has been visited by his lawyer, his supporters said. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. I'm totally relieved that I've finally made it," Navalny wrote on X after arriving at the colony nicknamed "Polar Wolf". "I'm still in a good mood, as befits a Santa Claus," he said, referring to his winter clothing of sheepskin coat and fur hat and the beard he grew out during his transportation.
https://www.france24.com/en/tag/alexei-navalny/
Sikpo asked you a question ,in his last post.
Is this your actual post? Or someone passed it on to you to post on his behalf.
I ask the same question now !!
This post that has come from you is completely out of context with all other posts and to say the least ,stinks of propagander and supposition. You never answered Sikos question ,but sidestepped to another political agenda. there is no conexion to anything to do with Centamin.
You sir ,do yourself great harm , if you persist. Have a good weekend you and everyone, try to clear your head .
Mr Tibbs is absolutely within his rights to post this on here. It's a major geopolitical event. Well done Tibbs
Hi3 bear,
I'm glad that I am not alone in appreciating that it is an error not to see the relevance of such geopolitics events and the influences on the valuation of gold and indeed the future profits of the company we invest in.
But that said that from what was being said on the BBC world service though last night and the opinions expressed in today's various media this despicable event in Russia may well cause an already very serious Ukraine war to escalate into something that may well affect the world order and the survival of our planet and all ts inhabitants!
World Wars have come about from such events in the past and from what is happening now it appears that lessons from whet happened then have certainly not been learned!
Tibbs
Hi Mr Bond,
If you were referring to my post on allegations of corrupt practice on the Eygptian/ Gaza border I have posted a reply to Siko if you care to check back.
I am awaiting a reply from my MP .
Tibbs
Sat 17th Feb Alliance News) - China and the UK should "strengthen exchanges and cooperation", Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his British counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, state media in Beijing said on Saturday.
China and the UK have traded barbs in recent months over accusations of human rights abuses and espionage.
The Chinese foreign ministry said last month it had sentenced a British national to jail for spying and has previously blasted the UK's support for pro-democracy protesters from Hong Kong.
Wang told British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Munich on Friday the two countries should "enhance strategic communication and play their due roles in promoting security and maintaining peace", state news agency Xinhua said in a readout on Saturday.
Wang warned that the world faced challenges including "resurfacing Cold War mentality, rampant protectionism, and sluggish economic recovery", according to Xinhua.
He called for the two countries to "strengthen exchanges and cooperation... and bring bilateral relations back to the right track of sound and steady development".
Wang is set to make a speech on Saturday at the annual security gathering in Munich, which brings together top diplomatic and military officials from around the world and is seen as a barometer of transatlantic relations.
He also met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, holding what the Chinese foreign ministry called "candid, substantive and constructive discussions".
You avoid the question again ,I see.
Mr Bond,
i have answered as fully as I am able, although possibly not the answer that you want.
But let's be frank Sisi's regime is somewhat short of toleration of anyone who may dare to speak out
http://tinyurl.com/yzszdedv
ttps://www.amnesty.org.uk/urgent-actions/opposition-politician-s-health-deteriorating
https://www.newarab.com/news/egypt-35-members-presidential-candidates-team-arrested
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1L826J/
However I haven't made any accusations of any Egyptians of corruption, I have refereed to the media websites where accusations of extortion are made by reputable NGO's and other aid agencies who have nothing to gain by making false accusations of anyone
You need to read my answer again, I am asking for some clarification of whether there is any substance or not in the allegations by some NGO's and other charitable organisations that friends or acquaintances of the president Sisi's family are operating an extortion racket by changing aid trucks over $5000 to cross into Gaza.
https://dohanews.co/charity-slams-egypt-linked-bribery-as-5000-demand-per-aid-truck-hampers-gaza-help/
http://tinyurl.com/4rv85hpr
If I don't get and answer from the UK foreign office via my MP then I shall be contacting the UN,The BBC world service and other media sources to see if they have any information regarding the truth
Dear Alexei Navalny:
"They killed you.
Today, millions of us are weeping with your family and mourning your memory.
Your courage is what dictators fear most, the courage that all dictators fear most, the courage that inspires people to rise up against tyranny.
And for that, you paid a high price: first poisoning, then imprisonment and now death.
Our world is holding its breath as wars rage in Ukraine and the Middle East. Facing these dark times, your legacy will give us strength. We will not look away while our democracies fade.
Rest in power,
People from all across the world"
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