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A Russian court on Friday sentenced imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 more years in prison after convicting him of several extremism-related charges that the Putin critic says are politically motivated, AP reported.
The big picture: Navalny, a fierce foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was already serving more than 11 years in prison on an array of trumped-up charges.
A Russian court in 2021 outlawed several organizations founded by Navalny, labeling them "extremist."
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