Navalny Challenges Prison Treatment in First Court Appearance Since Transfer to Arctic Prison

Court rules solitary confinement legal as Navalny serves 19-year sentence on extremism charges, following 2020 Novichok poisoning.

Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny makes first court appearance since being moved to a notorious prison in the Arctic, challenging his treatment in prison.
Navalny's placement in a solitary confinement for 12 days at his previous prison in October was ruled legal by the court.
Navalny was transported to the notorious and remote prison, known as 'Polar Wolf', in December.
Navalny is serving a total of 19 years in prison on extremism and other charges, after being hospitalized in 2020 for poisoning by a deadly nerve agent of the Novichok group.
Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and his network of regional offices were declared 'extremist' organizations and shut down in Russia in 2021.