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Images show the building housing the headquarters of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose founder Dmitry Muratov won the Novel Peace Prize on Friday for his fight for freedom of expression in Russia. IMAGES
The trial of a French researcher accused of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law begins in Moscow amid simmering tensions with Paris over Ukraine. Laurent Vinatier, who worked on conflict mediation for a Swiss NGO and was arrested in June, appears in a glass cage for defendants at Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court as the trial opens. He faces up to five years in prison. IMAGES
Russia's expedited espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich reaches its final stages Friday in a case condemned as a sham by Washington. IMAGES
Russian director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk appear in a Russian military court, where they were sentenced to six years in prison for "justifying terrorism" in a 2021 play about women marrying jihadists in Syria. The pair were sentenced following a closed-door trial, after the women's arrest in May last year sent shockwaves through Russia's artistic community. IMAGES
US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested almost 15 months ago on espionage charges, appears in court in Yekaterinburg on the first day of closed-door trial. IMAGES
A suspect in the attack on the Moscow Crocus City Hall concert venue, Rachabalizoda Saidakrami Murodali, appears in the Basmanny Court of Moscow to face terrorism charges. Friday night's attack on Crocus City Call outside Moscow that killed 137 people and wounded over 180 was claimed by the Islamic State (IS). IMAGES