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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
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
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
Moscow, Feb 3 (EFE), (Camera: EFE/EPA ARCHIVE).- Russian police have arrested more than 1,400 people from various places during overnight protests to support jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, a rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.The OVD-Info that keeps track of political persecutions in Russia said the police detained 1,145 protesters from Moscow streets.Nearly 250 were arrested in St Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city. More than a dozen people were detained from several other places.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN MOSCOW ON JANUARY 2.
Police officers arrest protesters on the streets of Moscow after a court jailed the Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny for nearly three years. According to OVD-Info, a group that monitors arrests and opposition protests, more than 550 people were detained. IMAGES