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The Moscow Case: Russia's Summer of Protest

Many Russians were convicted and others face criminal charges after a wave of protests in Moscow this summer. Supporters call them political prisoners, a claim the Kremlin rejects.

This summer, Moscow was swept by a wave of street protests after opposition politicians were barred from running in local elections. The protests have subsided, but for dozens of Russians the events have been life-changing with many convicted and others facing criminal charges for their role in the rallies. Their supporters call them political prisoners, arrested to scare others off the streets. It's a claim the Kremlin rejects. But the Moscow Case, as it's known, goes on.

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Mon 18 Nov 2019 09:10GMT

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