Russia: Navalny Smiles, Jokes At Hearing As Court Rejects His Challenge Over Prison Treatment

(RFE/RL) — Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, in his first court appearance since being moved to a notorious prison in the Arctic, joked and smiled at a hearing on his challenge to how he was being treated in prison, which the judge ultimately rejected.

The court *said* a suit filed by Navalny, who attended the...