Skip Navigation

Russian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service says

www.bbc.com Russian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service says

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report, citing the prison service

Russian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service says

More details added (no cause of death at this time):

The prison service in the Yamalo-Nenets district said he had "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday.

He had "almost immediately lost consciousness", it said in a statement, adding that an emergency medical team had immediately been called and tried to resuscitate him but without success.

2