Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, is grappling with a mystery ailment in jail that has seen him lose nearly 18lbs in just over two weeks, his spokesperson has said.The health concerns have prompted fears that the Kremlin dissident is being slowly poisoned as he remains incarcerated in a brutal maximum-security penal colony at Melekhovo, some 115 miles (250 km) east of Moscow.Announcing the grave fears over his health, Navalny's spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, added that he was back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement.
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