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Opposition leader Ilya Yashin sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for "fakes about the Russian army"

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Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin gestures as he stands inside a glass cubicle in a courtroom prior to a hearing in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 Credit: Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP

On December 9, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow sentenced a Russian oppositioner Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for "fakes" about the Russian army. This podcast is available in Russian only.

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On December 9, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow sentenced a Russian oppositioner Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for "fakes" about the Russian army. This podcast is available in Russian only.

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