Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was removed from his penal colony in Melehovo and his whereabouts became unknown.

Navalny was taken out of the prison where he was serving his sentence and his whereabouts are unknown

Staff at the penal colony in Melehovo said he was no longer registered there

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been transferred to another location from his penal colony but the prison authorities are refusing to say where

The authorities have refused to give Navalny's lawyers access to the politician for six days, and his location is currently unknown

The IK-6 Melekhovo high-security prison in the Vladimir region claimed that he is 'no longer on their list' of prisoners

Allies of Alexei Navalny said they had been unable to locate him for six days

Navalny's lawyers tried to visit him at IK-6 facility in Vladimir region and IK-7 special regime colony

Prison officials refused to say where Navalny had been taken