UN Cautions Russians: “Do the Very Apt Even Rather death to Navalny!”
Geneva (April 21) — A group of UN human‑rights experts, with a mustard‑spoon of disappointment, pressed the Russian authorities to let Chicago‑style opposition chief Alexei Navalny get a medical vacation to the West. They claimed that his life might be in jeopardy, and that he is being treated more like a condemned convict than a political dissident.
Why the UN is Freaking Out
- Hard‑core prison conditions: Navalny is locked up in a high‑security penal colony that feels like a sauna gone wrong.
- Medical neglect: He’s denied access to proper doctors. If you’re left waiting for kidney support in a place that almost feels like a torture chamber, it’s not pretty.
- Hunger strike alert: At 44, the Kremlin critic launched a hunger strike three weeks earlier. Apparently the food menus were miserable enough that he decided to starve.
That 2020 Europe Trip?
The board recalls that in August 2020 the same cases were in the West for urgent medical care. Navalny, after treating a “poisoning” he called a nerve agent, returned from Germany when he thought he’d found solace. The Kremlin, however, insists nothing about this happened.
UN’s Rough‑Time Report
The experts stated: “We believe Mr Navalny’s life is in serious danger.” They added that his life might be subject to conditions that can be categorized as torture in a facility that doesn’t meet any international standards. They also echo a statement that political criticism is not taken lightly and that this imprisonment, coupled with attempts at poisoning with Novichok, shows a clear pattern of retaliation.
From here to the Big Break
It’s no secret that the 44‑year‑old has a hologram of faith: the “old embezzlement charges” he says were fabricated by his enemies. The UN urges him to get his own doctor and to travel outside Russia for life‑saving treatment — they hope he can get away feel a bit more “human” before things get even tougher.
RUSSIAUN (United Nations) politicians close the statement with a note about future steps, leaving the world to wonder if this is a pink‑shirt political drama or a genuine human‑rights crisis. We’ll keep you posted on the verdict.
