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August 4, 2017

Russian Court Fines Opposition Leader over Call to Protest
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In Russia, a court on Thursday fined opposition politician Alexei
Navalny $5,000 for violating election laws ahead of Russia's 2018
presidential race. After a court appearance, Navalny told reporters he
was charged after he posted an online video calling for people to
participate in unsanctioned protests.

Alexei Navalny: "They fine, we will continue our campaign. They steal
our leaflets, we will continue our campaign. They close our
headquarters, we will continue our campaign. They arrest us, and we will
still continue our campaign, simply because we are right."

In recent months, Navalny helped organize two large, nationwide
anti-government protests that were met with beatings and mass arrests by
Russian police.


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