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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.

Tunisia Intensifies Crackdown on Dissent with Arbitrary Detentions

Russia Jails Navalny’s Lawyers in Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

Three Lawyers for Late Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Sentenced to Prison

Iranian Regime Faces Backlash for Labeling Female Dissidents as Mentally Ill

Venezuela's Wave of Repression Escalates Post-Election

Belarus Releases Five Political Prisoners in Limited Amnesty