Amnesty International removes Alexei Navalny's 'prisoner of conscience' status

Amnesty International stripped Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny of his “prisoner of conscience” status in response to past comments, saying he “advocated violence and discrimination and he has not retracted such statements.”

The group confirmed Wednesday that it received enough complaints to warrant action against the Vladimir Putin critic, who, months ago, survived an assassination attempt by poisoning and is now in prison for charges in Russia that Navalny claims are politically motivated.