CNN’s film “Navalny” follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with a nerve agent during a flight to Moscow in August 2020.
The film paints an intimate portrait of one of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s most fierce critics, taking viewers inside the harrowing quest for answers that follow his addiction.
when and where to watch
“Navalny” airs Saturdays at 9:00 PM ET on CNN.You can also watch it now at CNNgo When HBO Max.
What is Navalny?
Navalny is a Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist. He is a prominent organizer of street protests and exposes corruption in the Russian government on his social media.
Earlier this year, Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison for politically motivated fraud.
Where is Navalny now?
Navalny was moved to solitary confinement, a move he said was designed to “shut me up,” according to tweets from himself and his staff.
Even while in prison, his Instagram and Twitter accounts continue to attack Putin. “He hands over hundreds of notes and we type them,” says Maria Pevchik, Navalny’s lead investigator.
His defiance put him in a race against time with the Russian dictator, according to his political team. According to Pevchikh, the question is whether he can outlive Putin and the war in Ukraine, which has yet to be decided. “So far they are not trying to kill him again,” she told CNN.
deteriorating health
Navalnyi’s daughter, Dasha Navalnaya, who is currently studying at Stanford University in California, told CNN her father was systematically picked for harsh treatment.
Prison authorities repeatedly let him in and out of his cell, she said. “They let him in for a week and then he let him out for a day,” she said. “People are not allowed to communicate with him and this kind of isolation is really purely psychological torture.”
His wife Yulia, who said she received a letter from Navalny on Wednesday, also expressed concern about his health. is forced to leave his sickbed.
As of Wednesday, at least 531 Russian doctors had signed an open letter to Putin demanding that Navalny be provided with the medical assistance he needs, according to the Facebook post where the letter was made public.
