"Russian Activists Face Prison Sentences Amid Growing Anti-Kremlin Protests"

Russian authorities have charged four activists in Bashkortostan with organizing "mass riots" and assaulting public officials following a large protest over the jailing of an Indigenous rights activist. The charges carry a potential sentence of 15 years, and dozens of lesser administrative cases have been opened against demonstrators. The jailed activist, Fail Alsynov, was sentenced for inciting ethnic hatred, but claims his words were mistranslated. Indigenous peoples in Russia have been actively involved in protests and face risks of arrests due to opposing the war and fighting for their rights.