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A Moscow court convicts top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for defamation, just hours after another court upheld an order for him to serve more than two years in prison in another case. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses his legal appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemned as politically motivated. His sentencing comes as Moscow pushes on with its military offensive in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics. IMAGES
Alexei's Navalny's wife Yulia Navalny arrives at court for a hearing which is part of an appeal by Navalny against a defamation sentence imposed in February for insulting a World War II veteran. IMAGES
A Moscow appeal court has upheld a prison sentence imposed on chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he returned to Russia from Germany last month. Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny's appeal of the February 2 ruling, which turned a 2014 suspended sentence on embezzlement charges into real jail time. IMAGES
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny arrives at court facing charges of defaming a World War II veteran, days after being handed a nearly three-year prison term that sparked an international outcry. IMAGES