01:22Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny passed away at the age of 47, according to a report from the Russian prison service on Friday. He was being held in correctional colony No. 3 in Kharp.
Archive footage, shot between 2021 and 2023, shows Navalny shortly before arrest at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow region, at a police station, and during the announcement of a court verdict in Vladimir region.
The Federal Penitentiary Service for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous region reported that Navalny 'felt bad' after a walk, 'almost immediately losing consciousness'.
"Immediately medical staff of the institution arrived, an ambulance brigade was called. All necessary resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not yield positive results. Ambulance doctors stated the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established," the statement continued.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Federal Penitentiary Service carried out all 'inspections and inquiries' and refused to comment on speculation that the death could've been due to a 'thrombus detachment' - or blood clot.
Following the announcement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that 'Russia is responsible', while Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. Neither provided any evidence to back their assertions.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction.
Navalny was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
He claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023 he received a further 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.
Jailed opposition leader Navalny dies in Russian penal colony *ARCHIVE*
Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny passed away at the age of 47, according to a report from the Russian prison service on Friday. He was being held in correctional colony No. 3 in Kharp.
Archive footage, shot between 2021 and 2023, shows Navalny shortly before arrest at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow region, at a police station, and during the announcement of a court verdict in Vladimir region.
The Federal Penitentiary Service for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous region reported that Navalny 'felt bad' after a walk, 'almost immediately losing consciousness'.
"Immediately medical staff of the institution arrived, an ambulance brigade was called. All necessary resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not yield positive results. Ambulance doctors stated the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established," the statement continued.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Federal Penitentiary Service carried out all 'inspections and inquiries' and refused to comment on speculation that the death could've been due to a 'thrombus detachment' - or blood clot.
Following the announcement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that 'Russia is responsible', while Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. Neither provided any evidence to back their assertions.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction.
Navalny was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
He claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023 he received a further 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.
Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny passed away at the age of 47, according to a report from the Russian prison service on Friday. He was being held in correctional colony No. 3 in Kharp.
Archive footage, shot between 2021 and 2023, shows Navalny shortly before arrest at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow region, at a police station, and during the announcement of a court verdict in Vladimir region.
The Federal Penitentiary Service for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous region reported that Navalny 'felt bad' after a walk, 'almost immediately losing consciousness'.
"Immediately medical staff of the institution arrived, an ambulance brigade was called. All necessary resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not yield positive results. Ambulance doctors stated the death of the convict. The causes of death are being established," the statement continued.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Federal Penitentiary Service carried out all 'inspections and inquiries' and refused to comment on speculation that the death could've been due to a 'thrombus detachment' - or blood clot.
Following the announcement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that 'Russia is responsible', while Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. Neither provided any evidence to back their assertions.
Navalny returned to Moscow in January 2021, after being treated in Germany for an alleged poisoning attempt while on a flight in Russia in August 2020.
He was initially detained at the airport in the Russian capital, and sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a parole violation stemming from a 2014 embezzlement conviction.
Navalny was subsequently charged with fraud and contempt of court, and given another nine years in prison.
He claimed all accusations against him were politically motivated. In August 2023 he received a further 19 years for inciting and financing extremism, among other charges.