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Hundreds protest and clash with police in Russia after activist sentenced to prison

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Russia: Hundreds clash with police after activist sentenced to prison

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Russia’s Bashkortostan region on Wednesday 17 January, in a rare display of public outrage after a court convicted a local activist and sentenced him to prison.

Footage showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police - some throwing snowballs in -20C temperatures - near the court.

Alsynov was jailed for inciting ethnic hatred, which he denies.

He has been sentenced to four years in a penal colony.

The trial and protests took place in Baymak, southern Russia, near the border with Kazakhstan.

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