A Russian court on August 28 sentenced a supporter of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to 30 months in prison on charges of "taking part in an extremist group's activities" and "vandalism." Twenty-year-old Artemy Perevozchikov was arrested in March 2023 after he painted graffiti slogans demanding Navalny's release from prison and an end to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Navalny's organizations were labeled as extremist and banned in Russia in 2021. The Kremlin critic died in February while serving a 19-year term in an Arctic prison on charges his supporters and human rights groups called politically motivated. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.
Navalny Supporter Handed Prison Term In Russia For Extremism
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