{"id":21316,"date":"2024-02-17T08:50:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T06:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=21316"},"modified":"2024-02-17T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T13:56:31","slug":"russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-in-arctic-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-in-arctic-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in Arctic jail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Russia opposition leader and imprisoned political activist Alexei Navalny died in Arctic jail, the state media reported. Navalny had been jailed in serving 19 years of sentence on the charges of extremism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no immediate confirmation about the death of the 47-year-old Navalny by his team. Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said his lawyer was traveling to the remote prison colony north of the Arctic Circle, where he was kept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navalny\u2019s spokesperson Leonid Volkov posted on X saying that \u201cRussian authorities publish a confession that they killed Alexei Navalny in prison. We do not have any way to confirm it or to prove this isn\u2019t true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement released by the Russian state-run media on February 16, 2023, the federal prison services said that Navalny complained about his health as \u201cfelt bad\u201d after a walk and lost consciousness \u201calmost immediately\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement added that \u201cMedical staff arrived immediately, and an ambulance team was called. Resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not yield positive results. Paramedics confirmed the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navalny had been captured in the IK-3 penal colony prison situated in Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region, about 1,900 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The region falls in the Arctic Circle and its prison facility is one of the harshest prisons in Russia with temperatures reaching extremely low during winter.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A photo of Navalny taken from a video as he appeared in court via video call. (Image Credit: Twitter\/@mediazzzona)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Most inmates who are sent to the prison in Kharp have been convicted of grave crimes. The prison is situated about 100 kilometers from Vorkuta, whose coal mines were part of the Soviet gulag camp system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed about Navalny\u2019s death. When asked about unconfirmed reports the jailed activist may have died from a blood clot, Peskov said that only medics should establish the cause of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navalny\u2019s family and friends said they were still trying to confirm his death independently. His wife, Yulia Navalnaya is also a famous economist, political activist, and a notable public figure. She is currently present in Germany to attend the Munich security conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the news about her husband\u2019s death, Yulia said \u201cI don\u2019t know whether to believe the terrible news that we\u2019ve received only from official media \u2026 we cannot believe Putin and his government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut if it is true, then I would like Putin, his staff, his friends, and his government to know that they will be punished for what they\u2019ve done with our country, my family, and my husband. They will be brought to justice, and that day will come very soon,\u201d Yulia added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yulia Navalnaya considered traveling back to her family. Instead, she addressed the global community at #MSC2024<\/a>.

“I thought about what Alexey would have done. If it is the truth, I’d like Putin to know that he will be brought to justice soon.”#Navalny<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2HOtaPuaB7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Munich Security Conference (@MunSecConf) February 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>