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Added on the 17/04/2023 11:01:12 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Following a closed-door trial, a Russian court announces it finds Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of high treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation", resulting in a 25 year jail sentence. IMAGES
A Russian court on Friday sentenced jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 additional years behind bars on extremism charges. IMAGES
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and has started serving her sentence. The IK-2 penal colony is in the town of Yavas in the central region of Mordovia - a few hundred kilometres southeast of Moscow - known for its harsh climate. IK stands for a "corrective colony", the most common type of prison in Russia. IMAGES
Patrick Balkany, the former mayor of wealthy Paris suburb Levallois-Perret, leaves the Paris Court of Appeal after being sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated money laundering by tax fraud. His wife Isabelle Balkany, who was absent from the hearing, was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the affair. IMAGES
The head of the main opposition party in Istanbul to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. IMAGES
A Moscow court on Monday sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 10 days in prison for taking part in a protest in support of a journalist last month. IMAGES