Alexei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia Three Weeks Into Hunger Strike

 

In this article, Simmons examines an international situation that is very touchy when it comes to ethics and legality. Alexei Navalny is a strong opposition to Vladimir Putin and is currently in prison for his disapproval of the current governmental situation there. Navalny is currently on a hunger strike in prison and refusing to eat food in protest to the harsh treatment he has been receiving ever since he got there. The Russian guards are allegedly not having it and have threatened to force-feed him by putting him in a straightjacket. Navalny is concerned about his health, but he is unable to be assigned a doctor that he wants and that is most of the reason he is protesting. Many doctors on his side and supporters of him are worried about his health and safety in the position he is in. Countries such as the U.S. have even voiced their disapproval of the way the Russian government is handling the situation saying that not only Navalny should be treated more fairly, but that also he really should not be imprisoned in the first place. There have been many protests demanding his release from imprisonment. Obviously, the governmental system in Russia is different than in the U.S. because I am fully confident this would not legally fly here. Also, I believe there are plenty of ethical guidelines the Russian government is violating besides wrongful imprisonment. They are in a sense stripping some of his human rights.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/alexei-navalny-hospitalized-in-russia-three-weeks-into-hunger-strike-11618839052 

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