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The Kremlin is intensifying its crackdown on anti-war dissent ahead of Russia's elections, with opposition figures like Lev Shlosberg, who publicly denounced the Ukraine offensive, facing lengthy prison sentences.
A man, identified as Lev Shlosberg, has been sentenced to eleven years in prison in Russia for refusing to leave the country, a verdict described as a "breakthrough sentence." He will be transferred from a pre-trial detention center to a penal colony.
Russian state prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison sentence for prominent anti-war activist Lev Shlosberg.
The United Nations has condemned Russia's actions against the Yabloko party, specifically its exclusion from elections and the imprisonment of deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg. The UN calls for Russia to respect freedom of expression and political competition.
Russian opposition leader Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for making anti-war remarks.
Russian opposition leader Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for making anti-war remarks, with a Russian court also banning the only anti-war party ahead of elections.
Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. This comes as Russia's Supreme Court also upheld a ban on the opposition Yabloko party from participating in elections.