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Russian court sentences Kremlin critic Navalny to additional 19 years in prison

  • Navalny was convicted on charges of extremism related to his political movement and anti-corruption foundation.
  • The charges against Navalny are widely seen as politically motivated to silence opposition.
  • Navalny is already serving a nine-year sentence in a maximum security penal colony.
  • The trial took place behind closed doors at the prison where Navalny is jailed.
  • The U.S., E.U., and U.N. condemned the verdict and called for Navalny's release.
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