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The latest conviction of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday reflects the Russian government's intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression, Human Rights Watch has said.
This verdict is apparently intended not only to silence Navalny but to serve as a warning to Russian civil society and anyone who dares to stand up to the Kremlin's policies."
The cases against Navalny are part of the Kremlin's grim landscape of repression against Russia's civil society and peaceful dissent, which has drastically intensified since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin seems determined to isolate Russian society from the outside world to cut Russians off from uncomfortable facts, including about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. So it's hardly surprising that Russian authorities are doubling down on smearing and silencing Navalny and others who can tell people not to believe the Kremlin's lies and that the world is watching."
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