Posted 3/21/2024, 12:40:26 PM
Russian Dissident Navalny Dies in Prison, Family Alleges Foul Play
- Russian court rejects legal action by Alexei Navalny's mother against the penal colony where he died
- Navalny was imprisoned for criticizing President Putin and sentenced to 19 years on charges seen as politically motivated
- Prison officials said Navalny collapsed and died after feeling unwell during a walk
- His widow alleges he was killed on Putin's orders; the Kremlin denies this and calls Western reaction "hysterical"
- Putin had refused to publicly refer to Navalny by name for over 10 years, but changed course after his death