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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he doesn’t feel lonely and is in a “great” mood despite serving a lengthy prison sentence in Siberia, but he still misses interacting directly with his family and friends.

In a New Year’s Eve message shared by Navalny’s team on social media, Navalny is quoted as saying that this will be the third time “I have taken the traditional family New Year’s Eve photo with Photoshop.”

“I am trying to keep up with the times, and this time I asked an artificial intelligence to draw me. I hope it turned out something fantastic - I will not see the picture myself until the letter with it arrives on Yamal,” he joked.

Navalny’s team has said he is currently serving his prison sentence in the IK-3 penal colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region of Russia.

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[–] RaincoatsGeorge 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I suppose it's good that he wasn't just outright assassinated. Not that this won't occur if putin sees the need for it.

Here's hoping 24 will see putin finally answer for his many crimes and this man set free along with so many others.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would we actually know if he was dead considering the widespread prevalence of misinformation from Russia and the capabilities of AI-generated falsehoods?

[–] RaincoatsGeorge 5 points 7 months ago

I suppose we wouldn't but I know he's got people in his corner and they're the ones saying they have proof of life. Literally at any point though that ciuld change.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A Siberian Gulag will do that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I don't know that seems a bit far fetched

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Him, and Julian Assange, both heroes in prison by pilitical powers and false charges. What a sad time.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Hero? He's another fucking right wing ethno-nationalist, his only problem with Putin is that it isn't himself in that spot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/01/we-need-have-talk-about-alexei-navalny/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56181084

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-evolution-of-alexey-navalnys-nationalism

"Crimea will remain part of Russia and will never become part of Ukraine again in the foreseeable future" - Navalny

Guys a piece of shit who won't even accept the racist and homophobic things he's said in the past are wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Navalny is a populist, and when/if he is released, he wants to be able to say whatever is in demand. That includes playing nationalist if locals get more xenophobic.

The reason he got prominence as an opposition leader is in big part due to his programme being very agile to the current expectations, and my guess is that he doesn't want to burn the bridges.

He will absolutely be a scumbag if that gives him power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he doesn’t feel lonely and is in a “great” mood despite serving a lengthy prison sentence in Siberia, but he still misses interacting directly with his family and friends.

But there is no substitute for normal human communication in all its forms: from jokes at the New Year’s table to correspondence in Telegram and comments on Instagram and Twitter [currently known as X],” he said.

Navalny was located at a penal colony in Siberia earlier this month, two weeks after his team lost contact with him.

His disappearance, which came just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he will run for re-election in March 2024, had sparked concerns for his well-being and safety.

Supporters of Navalny claim his arrest and incarceration are a politically motivated attempt to stifle his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He used his blog and social media to expose alleged corruption in the Kremlin as well as Russian business, and organized anti-government street protests.


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

On the first day of Christmas Navalny gave to me;

Hope for our society.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

This is all satire, right?