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Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages

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Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages



Verdicts against trio suggest legal representatives are latest target of Kremlin’s crackdown on dissentRussia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.The case, which comes amid a widespread crackdown on dissent during the Ukraine offensive, has alarmed rights groups that fear Moscow will ramp up trials against legal representatives in addition to jailing their clients. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/russia-gives-navalny-lawyers-multi-year-sentences-for-relaying-his-messages

Author : Agence France-Presse in Petushki

Publish date : 2025-01-17 20:24:00

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