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