Last Friday, Kremlin critic and anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny was sentenced to an additional 19 years in prison on charges of "extremism." As part of his punishment, Navalny, who was initially jailed in January 2021 for failing to check in with his Russian parole officer while convalescing in Germany following a chemical nerve agent assassination attempt carried out by agents of Vladimir Putin's FSB, will be held captive under a "special regime" that will significantly diminish his opportunities to communicate with the outside world.
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