Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Says He's Detained In A 'Concentration Camp'

 

DW: Russia's Navalny describes prison as 'concentration camp' on Instagram 

The Kremlin critic joked that he had no idea it was possible to construct such a facility so close to Moscow. Navalny, who survived an assassination attempt last summer, is serving a two-and-a-half year sentence. 

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny took to Instagram on Monday to poke fun at his captors, describing the prison where he is currently serving his two-and-a-half year sentence for a parole violation as a "real concentration camp." 

The link to the Instagram post was also shared on Navalny's Twitter. 

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WNU Editor: Over the years I did get to know a few people who served time in Russia's penal system. In every case I could not help but feel that a part of that person's soul had died in there. 

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