Russian Court Rejects Appeals Of Crimean Tatar Leader, Co-Defendants Against Prison Terms

A court in Russia has rejected appeals filed by Crimean Tatar leader Nariman Dzhelyal and two activists -- brothers Aziz and Asan Akhmetov -- against prison terms handed to them in September on a sabotage charge that Kyiv and rights groups call politically motivated.

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