Alexey Navalny 'close to death,' press secretary says
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Alexey Navalny 'close to death,' press secretary says
The press secretary and assistant for jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says he is close to death.
Navalny has been on a hunger strike to protest against prison officials’ refusal to grant him access to proper medical care.
CNN is not able to independently verify the state of Navalny’s health.
Sam Kiley has more.
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