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Alexei Navalny says he has cough and temperature amid TB outbreak in Russian prison as Vladimir Putin signs order that could make him President until 2036
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has a high temperature and a bad cough, and that three of the 15 inmates in his Russian prison ward are being treated in hospital for tuberculosis.
Key points:
- Mr Navalny says three of his prison inmates have already contracted tuberculosis
- He went on a hunger strike last week to protest the lack of medical care
- Vladimir Putin has signed an official porder that could make him President until 2036
The 44-year-old, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, went on a hunger strike last week to protest against what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to give him proper medical care for acute back and leg pain.
His allies said they would stage a rolling protest outside his prison…
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