Andrei Borovikov, an associate of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, was released from prison in the northwestern city of Arkhangelsk on May 23 after serving a 27-month prison term he was handed in 2021 for sharing a video by the German rock band Rammstein online. The court considered the move as distributing pornography. Borovikov is an eco-activist and a former coordinator of one of Navalny's regional offices. Many of Navalny's associates and supporters have left Russia, been sentenced in absentia, or jailed amid a crackdown on those linked with the Kremlin's most-vocal critic. To read the original story by RFE/RL's North Realities, click here.
Former Navalny Team Coordinator Leaves Russian Prison After Serving Time For Sharing Music Clip
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