MURMANSK, Russia — The former leader of jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s team in the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk has been approved as a candidate in local elections after waging a hunger strike over alleged obstruction.
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RFE/RL: Candidacy of former Navalny ally green-lighted after hunger strike
A picture taken on August 3, 2017 shows a view of the Arctic Circle port city of Murmansk.
