Navalny out of coma and responsive, says German hospital

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said he has been taken out of an induced coma and is responsive.

Mr Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany on August 22, two days after falling ill on a domestic flight in Russia.