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An appeals court has upheld the 30-day jail sentence handed down to opposition activist Aleksei Navalny for what Russian authorities say were violations of the law on public gatherings and protests.

Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, wrote on Twitter on Sept. 5 that the Moscow City Court rejected Navalny’s appeal.

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