Opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison By Press Association February 16 2024, 11:54 am February 16 2024, 11:54 am Share Opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/world/6376472/opposition-leader-and-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-dies-in-prison/ Copy Link DB36C8 Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny is met by a crowd of followers at the Yaroslavl railway station in Moscow, Russia. Russia’s prison agency has said that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. He was 47. The federal prison service said in a statement that Mr Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived to try to rehabilitate him, but he died. There was no immediate confirmation of Mr Navalny’s death from his team.