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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be transferred to hospital
The Russian state penitentiary service says jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be transferred to a hospital.
Key points:
- Mr Navalny’s doctor says tests indicate has has impaired kidneys and is risking cardiac arrest
- The Kremlin critic started refusing food on March 31
- Mr Navalny will be transferred to a hospital for prisoners in a city east of Moscow, authorities say
Mr Navalny is in the third week of a hunger strike.
Two days ago Mr Navalny’s physician, Yaroslav Ashikhmin, said the opposition leader’s health was deteriorating rapidly and he could be on the verge of death.
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)He said on Saturday that test results he received from Mr Navalny’s family…
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