Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Placed in Solitary Confinement After Starting Union for Convicts

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a screen set up at a courtroom of the Moscow City Court via a video link from his prison colony during a hearing in Moscow on May 24, 2022. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images

By Jessica Schladebeck From New York Daily News

Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption activist best-known for being Russian President Vladimir Putin’s loudest critic, revealed he has been ordered to spend time in solitary confinement.