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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appears in a Russian court via video link at a pre-trial hearing. His team says authorities are preparing a major new trial against him. IMAGES
The European Union condemns Russia's sentencing of opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in jail on "politically motivated charges". SOUNDBITE
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses his legal appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemned as politically motivated. His sentencing comes as Moscow pushes on with its military offensive in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics. IMAGES
A Moscow court throws out jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemn as politically motivated. Moscow City Court ruled to "leave the sentence without changes" and for it to enter into force immediately, meaning that Navalny will be transferred to a strict regime prison colony to serve out his term, after he was found guilty in March of embezzlement and contempt of court. IMAGES
Anastasia Vasilyeva, Alexei Navalny's personal doctor, is detained outside the penal colony where the Kremlin critic is being held after demanding access to see him. Navalny is on hunger strike demanding proper medical treatment. IMAGES
Alexei Navalny's doctor Anastasia Vasilyeva arrives at a Pokrov prison where the Kremlin critic is detained and on hunger strike. Navalny, 44, announced the hunger strike last week, complaining a prison doctor had only given him painkillers as treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. IMAGES
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