Navalny is moved; doctor says he may be near death
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death, his lawyer said Monday.
Navalny was transferred Sunday from a penal colony east of Moscow to a prison hospital in Vladimir, 110 miles east of the capital, lawyer Alexei Liptser said after visiting the politician Monday.
While Navalny was able to meet with his lawyer Monday, he continued his hunger strike and “in general his look indicates he is really unwell,” Lipster said.
Reports about his rapidly declining health drew international outrage and calls urging authorities to give medical help to President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest opponent.