Russian Opposition Leader Jailed for 15 Days After Huge Protest

A Russian court has sentenced opposition leaer Alexei Navalny to 15 days in prison, a day after he and hundreds of other protesters were detained at an anti-corruption rally. Navalny was taken to a Moscow court Monday hours before the Kremlin publicly called the protests a "provocation" to violence, and accused organizers of paying young people to attend the rallies. The court said he was guilty of resisting police orders. Earlier, he was fined the equivalent of $350 for...

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