Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sues prison for withholding Koran

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is suing a prison for withholding the Koran, which he intended to study while serving time in detainment outside Moscow.

Mr Navalny has been on a hunger strike for two weeks, protesting prison officials’ refusal to let his physician examine him behind bars after he developed severe back and leg pain.

But he said on Tuesday (local time) in an Instagram post that his first lawsuit against prison officials had to do with…