Russian Court Sentences Lawyers for Navalny for Passing Along His Letters
Briefly

A Russian court's sentencing of three lawyers for Aleksei Navalny demonstrates the Kremlin's ongoing crackdown on opposition figures, even posthumously, highlighting their efforts to isolate dissenters.
The lawyers, who represented Navalny in the past, were convicted of involvement in an extremist group, signaling the Kremlin's punitive measures against those connected to the late opposition leader.
Yulia Navalnaya described the lawyers as political prisoners, while Lyubov Sobol stated that the court's ruling was a direct act of revenge from the Kremlin against Navalny's supporters.
Despite being imprisoned, Navalny remains a significant figure in Russian opposition politics, underscoring the government's fear of his influence and the extrajudicial measures taken against his allies.
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