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This seems callous. Even if he could have avoided it in this specific instance, no doubt he's suffering now.

• avmich 5y ago
  It is because he returned despite knowing he'll be imprisoned that we should now help. Those who "happily" avoided imprisonment by staying away don't need that help as much. It's silly how the West doesn't have political will to, say, arrest western holdings of kleptocrats yet has enough appetite to jail people like Assange. It's easier to go after those without fat wallets and connections in power, and we're all worse because of that.
• kirillavitch 5y ago
  It's not callous, Navalny receives the amount of media attention that he does because he is relevant to western interests in Russia. He does not garner nearly as much support as it may seem among the Russian people because he is a hardline right wing politician which is something Russians have always avoided. Also, after Yeltsin most Russians avoid any politicians with western backing for obvious historical reasons. Navalny is a propaganda tool for the west and nothing more, he is not a relevant replacement for Putin nor is he someone the west should really be supportive of unless they are on the payroll of major defense contractors. How can westerners be supportive of anti racist policies at home while supporting a racist nationalist abroad without being hypocritical?