BREAKING: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to an additional 19 years in prison.
, convicting the politician of promoting"extremism" and extending his time in prison by 19 years, according to Russian state media and his own team.
In the new trial, Navalny was accused of creating an extremist organization, the Anti-Corruption Foundation. That organization has authored multiple investigations into the riches of the Russian elite. He also founded a network of nearly 40 regional offices that sought to challenge Kremlin-approved local politicians.Both groups were outlawed as extremist organizations in 2021, a designation that exposed people involved in their operations to criminal prosecution.
The trial was held behind closed doors. Navalny's parents were denied entry to the court and have not seen their son for over a year.
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