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During a court hearing on June 7, jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny dropped two of his lawsuits against the administration of Penal Colony No.2, the prison in the city of Pokrov where he’s serving his sentence. According to the independent television channel Dozhd, Navalny has withdrawn his claims challenging the “illegal censorship” of the newspapers he receives and the prison administration’s decision to withhold his books.

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