"Concerns Rise as Alexey Navalny Disappears from Russian Prison System"
The trial of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was postponed after his team lost contact with him while he was believed to be imprisoned in a penal colony. Navalny's spokesperson cited a prison employee who claimed he had "left their colony," but his whereabouts remain unknown. Navalny, who has been jailed on extremism charges, has been a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Supporters claim his arrest and incarceration are politically motivated. The Kremlin expressed objection to US intervention and denied monitoring prisoners' whereabouts. Navalny's disappearance comes as Putin announced his intention to run for president again in 2024. Navalny was previously poisoned with Novichok and has campaigned against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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