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Russian court jails prominent election monitoring activist for 5 years

IndiaTimes Thursday, 15 May 2025 ()
A Moscow court sentenced Grigory Melkonyants, a leader of election monitoring group Golos, to five years in prison for organizing an "undesirable" organization. Melkonyants, who rejects the charges as politically motivated, is a victim of the Kremlin's crackdown on critics since the Ukraine invasion. Golos, known for exposing election violations, has faced increasing pressure and designation as a "foreign agent."
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