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Kremlin critic Yashin loses appeal in widening crackdown

Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin has lost an appeal against what his supporters say is a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow’s assault on Ukraine. – AFP pic, April 19, 2023.

KREMLIN critic Ilya Yashin today lost an appeal against what his supporters say was a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow’s assault on Ukraine. The former Moscow councillor’s appeal was rejected as authorities take a crackdown on freedoms in Russia to an unprecedented new level, with independent media shut down and key opposition figures behind bars or in exile.

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