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RFE/RL: Navalny gets 30 days in jail for anti-Putin protests

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
A woman holding a Russian flag stands in front of riot police blocking an area during an unauthorized anti-Putin rally called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny on May 5, 2018 in Saint Petersburg, two days ahead of Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth Kremlin term.
Photo by AFP

A Moscow court has ordered opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to be jailed for 30 days over nationwide protests against President Vladimir Putin.

In a ruling on May 15, the Tver district court said that Navalny repeatedly violated regulations for organizing public gatherings.

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