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Added on the 29/04/2021 12:22:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Appearing gaunt in a prison uniform and with a buzz haircut, images show Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in court by video link in part of an appeal against a defamation sentence imposed in February for insulting a World War II veteran. Another court is holding a hearing into a request from prosecutors that Navalny's regional network and his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) be recognised as extremist, equating the organisations with the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda. 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
Alexei Navalny's doctor Anastasia Vasilyeva arrives at a Pokrov prison where the Kremlin critic is detained and on hunger strike. Navalny, 44, announced the hunger strike last week, complaining a prison doctor had only given him painkillers as treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. IMAGES
IMAGES of Moscow's Babushkinsky District Court where the criminal case against Alexei Navalny for defaming a World War II veteran is being heard, days after being handed a nearly three-year prison term that sparked an international outcry. IMAGES
Police in Moscow detain people outside a court in the Russian capital that was due to decide whether Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should face prison time. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.