Russia's Alexei Navalny is dead at 47.....
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 29, 2020. Navalny died on Friday while imprisoned in the Yamalo-Nenets region of Russia.(Pavel Golovkin/The Associated Press)
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday.
He was 47. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday and "almost immediately lost consciousness."
It said that medical staff had been called, but that they were unable to resuscitate Navalny. It said the reason of death was being established.Russia's Investigative Committee has launched a procedural probe into the death.
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