Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has been placed in a punitive solitary confinement for the 16th time since August 2022, his self-exiled associate Ivan Zhdanov tweeted on May 22. It is not clear on what charges the outspoken Kremlin critic was sent to solitary confinement this time. Navalny, who has called all of his placements in punitive solitary "politically motivated," has served 165 days in solitary confinement. To read the original story by RFE/RL's North.Realities, click here.
Navalny Placed In Russian Solitary For 16th Time In Nine Months
Aleksei Navalny appears on a video feed from prison during the trial of a former associate in April.