Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Thrown into Solitary for Removing Jacket at Meal
• Ilya Yashin, jailed Russian opposition figure and ally of late Alexei Navalny, thrown into solitary confinement for removing jacket at breakfast
• Being held in Smolensk prison, punished shortly after visit by head of region's penal service
• Thrown into solitary for 10 days for fabricated rule about keeping prison jacket on while eating
• Real reason is to isolate political prisoners, break their will through pressure and deprivation
• Yashin led opposition People's Freedom Party, elected municipal councilor in Moscow, feared for his life in prison system after Navalny died in custody