The new sentence imposed today on opposition figure Alexei Navalny raises renewed serious concerns about judicial harassment and instrumentalization of the court system for political purposes in Russia. The 19-year sentence was based on vague and overly broad charges of "extremism", and followed a closed trial on the premises of the prison where Navalny is already serving two other sentences amounting to 11 and a half years. Under international human rights law, States have an obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the full range of fair trial and due process rights to all individuals deprived of their liberty.

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