Navalny loses appeal over 19-year prison sentence
Navalny's 19-year sentence will be backdated to January 17, 2021, the day he was arrested. He was already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated before Tuesday's ruling.
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00:00 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost his appeal against a 19-year sentence
00:04 added to his existing jail term. It was imposed in August after he was convicted on six charges
00:11 related to alleged extremist activity, which he denies. The 19-year sentence is on top
00:17 of 11 and a half years that he`s already serving for fraud and other charges.
00:23 Navalny is one of the most visible opponents of the Russian regime, which has incarcerated
00:27 him since his return in 2021 after nearly dying in a poisoning attempt.
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