Washington Post: Do not forget these courageous fighters in Russia

By Washington Post.

Published Oct. 22, 2021. Updated Oct. 22 at 5:06 pm

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on Feb. 20, 2021.

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Stuck in a provincial prison, Alexei Navalny can know at least that he is not forgotten. The Russian opposition leader has been unjustly incarcerated for nine months. The European Parliament on Oct. 20 awarded him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, a prestigious honor for those who fight for human dignity and against dictatorship. The recognition should keep attention focused on Mr. Navalny, who was the target of an assassination attempt with a chemical weapon last year by the regime of President Vladimir Putin.