A replica of the concrete punishment cell that Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny is periodically placed in has been unveiled on a square in Paris. The cell is an installation meant to show the conditions that the opposition politician has been subjected to in the penal colony in the Vladimir region where he is being held. Navalny has spent more than 100 days of the past six months in the punishment cell. His team set up the replica to raise awareness of the dire conditions he faces. It will remain on the square in central Paris until March 29. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Navalny Punishment Cell Set Up On Paris Square To Illustrate Treatment Of Kremlin Critic
The cell is an installation meant to show the conditions that the opposition politician has been subjected to in the penal colony in the Vladimir region where he is being held.