Navalny's Health and Solitary Confinement Woes Continue in Russian Prison

Alexey Navalny's lawyer suspects slow poisoning after the imprisoned opposition leader experienced unexplained acute symptoms and lost 17 pounds during a recent 15-day stay in a penal cell. Navalny was returned to the cell after the episode requiring an ambulance, and his lawyer says the prison is violating his rights by sending him on serial back-to-back stays in the punishment cell. A prison staffer has also secretly alerted Navalny to an upcoming "provocation" involving a cellmate. Russian doctors have demanded medical help for Navalny in an open letter to President Putin.