Russia: Navalny: 45th birthday in the penal camp

Navalny’s press spokeswoman Kira Jarmysch congratulated «the world’s best boss and future president» on Twitter. A photo was published on the Kremlin critic’s Instagram account showing him with his wife and their two children. Navalny, who barely survived a poison attack last year, thanked all supporters.

Meanwhile, bailiffs searched Nawalny’s homes for money and valuables, according to the Interfax agency. The searches were linked to 29 million rubles (327,000 euros) in damages, which the opposition officials still have to pay, according to a court order. Navalny has been detained in a penal camp in the Vladimir region around 100 kilometers east of Moscow for months.