"A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison. Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist party, was arrested last year. According to Russian independent news site Mediazona, the charges against him stem from an article Udaltsov posted online in support of another group of Russian activists accused of forming a terrorist organization."
"Russian authorities have ramped up their crackdown on dissent and free speech after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine, relentlessly targeting rights groups, independent media, members of civil society organizations, LGBTQ+ activists and some religious groups. Hundreds of people have been jailed and thousands of others have fled the country. In December 2023, a Moscow court sentenced Udaltsov to 40 hours of compulsory labor"
Sergei Udaltsov received a six-year prison sentence after a Russian court found him guilty of justifying terrorism for an online article supporting activists accused of forming a terrorist organization. The activists linked to that article received sentences of 16 to 22 years. Udaltsov denied the charges and announced a hunger strike after denouncing the verdict. The court ordered his transfer to a maximum-security penal colony. Udaltsov has a history of opposition activism, earlier detentions and sentences, and a December 2023 ruling ordering 40 hours of compulsory labor. Russian authorities have intensified repression of dissent and independent civil society since the invasion of Ukraine.
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