Navalny, whose political and activist groups were outlawed as “extremist” organizations in 2021, is serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges he and his allies call politically motivated. Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service has not yet commented on the claims.

Sparing no enemy, with a smile on their lips.” He also recalled the lyrics of another frequently played song which centers on the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu:Ībout new victories with champagne in their hands, “People are really being brainwashed that those who celebrate Purim are villains plotting terrible things against Russia,” Navalny said. “In practice, this is a grandiose fiction, and all educational work comes down to watching videos 'on the prevention of extremism' and listening to patriotic music,” he said.įive times a day, Navalny said, he and other inmates are forced to listen to a song stating “that the celebration of Purim, the Jewish holiday, is a sign of impending war.” “In order for the criminals to be corrected, educational work with them,” Navalny said in a post published on his social media profiles. Navalny is serving his jail term in the IK-6 prison in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, a facility known for its harsh conditions and which has been linked to numerous cases of torture and abuse of inmates. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that he and other inmates in his prison colony are forced to listen to pro-war and anti-Semitic songs several times a day as part of the prison’s “re-education” efforts.

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