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On April 16, the Moscow prosecutor s office appealed to the Moscow City Court with a request that three Navalny organizations the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Citizens Rights Defense Foundation, and his regional network be officially labeled extremist organizations. The court has
announced it will hold a closed hearing on the prosecutor s request on April 26.
The Russian authorities have been widely criticized for using the country s vague anti-extremism legislation for political reasons. Anti-extremism laws are frequently used to increase censorship and state control: silencing political opposition, journalists, and civil society, the NGO
If the Navalny organizations are deemed extremist, all of their employees could face arrest and prison terms from six to 10 years. In addition, the organizations donors tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have made donations could also face prosecution for
Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained
DARIA LITVINOVA, Associated Press
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1of21Police officers detain the Alliance of Doctors union s leader Anastasia Vasilyeva at the prison colony IK-2, which stands out among Russian penitentiary facilities for its particularly strict regime, in Pokrov in the Vladimir region, 85 kilometers (53 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Doctors from the Navalny-backed Alliance of Doctors announced going to the Pokrov prison on Tuesday to demand the opposition leader gets qualified medical help from independent doctors after he complained about pain in his leg and back.Pavel Golovkin/APShow MoreShow Less
2of21Police officers wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus guard an entrance of the prison colony IK-2, which stands out among Russian penitentiary facilities for its particularly strict regime, with the sign reads Security zone , in Pokrov in the Vladimir region,