Alexei Navalny has two herniated discs in back, lawyers say

Russian opposition leader losing feeling in hands as concerns for his medical care in prison grow

Alexei Navalny has two herniated discs in his back and is losing feeling in his hands, his lawyers have said, as concerns mount about the opposition leader's health in a Russian prison.

Olga Mikhailova, a lawyer for the Kremlin critic, confirmed that he had been placed in a prison sick ward and had undergone an MRI after complaining of numbness and pain in his legs and back. She said a doctor had told Navalny about the herniated discs, calling them difficult to treat".