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Russian Election Watchdog Leader Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Golos, was convicted under 'undesirable organization' laws in a case denounced as politically motivated.

French-Algerian Writer Boualem Sansal Sentenced to Five Years in Algeria

French Assembly Committee Calls for Release of Boualem Sansal, Left-Wing MPs Abstain

Ugandan Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye Critically Ill Following Hunger Strike in Illegal Detention

Russian Father Freed After Jailing Over Daughter's Anti-War Drawing

Freed American Recounts 8-Year Ordeal in Iranian Prison

Russian Journalist Sentenced to 8 Years for Ukraine War Criticism