US Demands Russia Release Navalny, Missing for 3 Weeks in Prison System
• US expresses deep concern over imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny, who has been missing in prison system for 3 weeks • Calls for Navalny's immediate release and end to repression of independent voices in Russia • UN rights expert also expresses concern over Navalny's "enforced disappearance" • Lawyers unable to see or contact Navalny since Dec 6; may be transferred to harsher prison • Navalny received 19-year sentence in 2021 after surviving poisoning attempt he blamed on Putin