Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Returned to Solitary Confinement for Seventh Time

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that he had been placed in solitary confinement for the seventh time in several
that he had just been released from his most recent spell in solitary confinement when officers ordered his return less than a week
"sweeping the exercise yard poorly and insulting ?riminal Investigator Lieutenant Neimovich by calling him 'Lieutenant Neimovich' instead of
addressing him by his first name and patronymic."Navalny was placed in solitary confinement several times in August and September, following
his attempts to establish a labor union for inmates at his penal colony in the Vladimir region, near Moscow.Navalny previously described his
solitary cell as a "concrete kennel" where it is forbidden to see other prisoners, receive parcels and letters.Last month, the opposition
leader said he had been slapped with new terrorism and extremism charges that he says could put him behind bars for up to 30 years.The
46-year-old was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he had been recovering from a poisoning attempt that almost