Kremlin critic Navalny gets 19-year sentence in extremism case

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Kremlin critic Navalny gets 19-year sentence in extremism case

A Russian court has sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to another 19 years in prison, after being found guilty of founding an extremist group. Navalny was already serving a nearly 12-year sentence in a penal colony east of Moscow, on charges he maintains are fabricated. Yasmine El-Sabawi reports.

August 5, 2023