Russia: Sentences handed to Aleksei Navalny’s lawyers highlight crackdown on legal defence

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the sentencing of the lawyers of the late Russian prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The prosecution and sentencing of Vadim Kobzev, Aleksei Liptser and Igor Sergunin is a shameful attempt to silence those who dared to defend Aleksei Navalny and make his […] The post Russia: Sentences handed to Aleksei Navalny’s lawyers highlight crackdown on legal defence appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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