{"id":3438,"date":"2019-07-28T17:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T17:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2019-10-26T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T18:28:46","slug":"alexei-navalny-jailed-russian-opposition-head-develops-allergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/07\/28\/alexei-navalny-jailed-russian-opposition-head-develops-allergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexei Navalny: Jailed Russian opposition head develops &#8216;allergy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Russia&#8217;s most prominent opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, has been taken from jail to a hospital in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Officials gave no details of his condition but Mr Navalny&#8217;s spokeswoman said he had had an allergic reaction with severe facial swelling &#8211; something she said he had not experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>A hospital source told Russian media his condition was satisfactory,<\/p>\n<p>Mr Navalny was jailed for 30 days last week after calling for unauthorised protests, which took place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-16057045\">Russia&#8217;s vociferous Putin critic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-49141237\">Moscow crackdown in pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17839672\">Russia country profile <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-49125045\">More than 1,000 people were detained <\/a>during demonstrations against the barring of opposition candidates in forthcoming local elections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-with-caption\">\n<div class=\"player-with-placeholder\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Putin critic Alexei Navalny arrested at election protest\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ITzIdZ_R5Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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use of force against the protesters<\/a>, saying it undermined the &#8220;fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">How is Navalny being treated?<\/h2>\n<p>Mr Navalny&#8217;s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, tweeted that the opposition leader had never experienced an allergic reaction before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed\">\n<div class=\"social-embed-post social-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed-region\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Twitter post by @Kira_Yarmysh\"><a class=\"off-screen jump-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-49144327#jump-linkhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Kira_Yarmysh\/status\/1155419527418712064\">Skip Twitter post by @Kira_Yarmysh<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrap\">\n<div class=\"embed-report\"><a class=\"embed-report-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/contact-us\/editorial\" aria-label=\"Report Twitter post by @Kira_Yarmysh\">Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"jump-linkhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Kira_Yarmysh\/status\/1155419527418712064\" class=\"off-screen\" tabindex=\"-1\">End of Twitter post by @Kira_Yarmysh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><\/figure>\n<p>He was being given the &#8220;necessary medical assistance&#8221; 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