Navalny associate Chanysheva sentenced to 7.5 years in Russian prison for extremism.

Lilia Chanysheva, an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on extremism charges by a Russian court. Chanysheva, who headed Navalny's office in the Russian region of Bashkortostan, was found guilty of calling for extremism, forming an extremist group, and founding an organization that violates rights. The charges stem from a court ruling earlier this year that designated Navalny's Foundation for Fighting Corruption and his regional offices as extremist organizations. Navalny himself is facing a new trial on extremism charges that could keep him in prison for decades.