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2023

'Outrageously harsh': Russian opposition activist sentenced to 25 years in prison

Amnesty International denounced the sentence as “another chilling example of the systematic repression of civil society”.

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Kremlin critic hospitalised after suffering organ failure

John McCain said he was “heartbroken” by the news.

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