Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny returns to prison facility after hunger strike

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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. Reuters

A view shows an entrance to the IK-2 male correctional facility, where opposition leader Alexei Navalny serves a two and a half year sentence, in the town of Pokrov, Russia May 12, 2021. — A view shows an entrance to the IK-2 male correctional facility, where Alexei Navalny is serving a two and a half year sentence, in the town of Pokrov, Russia May 12, 2021.Reuters

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a hearing to consider his lawsuits against the penal colony over detention conditions there, at the Petushki district court in Petushki, Russia May 26, 2021. — Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a hearing to consider his lawsuits against the penal colony over detention conditions on May 26, 2021. REUTERS

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been returned to the original correctional facility where he had been serving out a sentence after he recovered from a hunger strike at a hospital in a different prison, the TASS news agency reported on Monday.

The 45-year-old opposition politician had declared a hunger strike in late March to demand better medical care in prison after experiencing acute leg and back pain.

He halted his hunger strike in April after receiving medical attention.

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