Russia jails anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg as Yabloko loses election appeal
Russia has sentenced prominent anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in a penal colony, in a case that his party says is part of a wider effort to silence dissent. A court in the north-western city of Pskov found the 63-year-old guilty of charges including discrediting the armed forces and spreading false information about them. Shlosberg, who is deputy head of the liberal Yabloko party, rejected the verdict and said the trial was intended to punish him for his political and civic position.The ruling came just minutes before Russia's Supreme Court rejected Yabloko's appeal against a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Aug 2026 17:32 LONDON
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