Alexei Navalny announces start of prison hunger strike over inadequate medical treatment
FRANCE24, 01 Apr 2021
Russian opposition leader Alexei #Navalny has started a #hungerStrike in prison to protest officials’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted Wednesday on Instagram, Navalny complained about #prison authorities’ refusal to give him the right medicines and to allow his doctor to visit him behind bars.
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