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February 17, 2022

Amnesty International Condemns "Sham Trial" for Jailed Russian Opposition Figure Alexei Navalny
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In Russia, jailed nationalist opposition leader Alexei Navalny has
appeared in a courtroom at a penal colony outside Moscow, where he faces
charges that he embezzled millions of dollars from his anti-corruption
organization. Amnesty International blasted the trial as an attempt to
silence one of President Putin's most prominent critics, writing, "This
sham trial, attended by prison guards rather than the media, breaks
international human rights law and clearly deprives Navalny of his right
to a fair trial."


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