Bravery behind bars: Alexei Navalny imprisoned

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<p>Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, has been transferred to a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/07/04/alexei-navalnys-jailers-are-tightening-the-screws" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brutal prison</a>. Other Kremlin opponents have been imprisoned or exiled, as Russia has grown more repressive since invading Ukraine. The world’s population will <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/07/11/which-countries-are-driving-the-worlds-population-growth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hit 8bn</a> this year; we discuss which regions are growing and which are not. And why clear wine bottles are a bad idea.</p><br><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>