A Moscow court has handed down a three-year prison sentence to 20-year-old student Yegor Zhukov over charges stemming from his criticisms of the government amid protests that have brought tens of thousands of Russians into the streets.
RFE/RL: Russian student protester Zhukov given 3-year prison term
Protesters attend a rally in central Moscow on August 10, 2019 after mass police detentions. - Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Moscow on August 10 after mass police detentions at recent protests that have been among the largest since President's return to the Kremlin in 2012. On a rainy afternoon, protesters huddled under umbrellas on the central Prospekt Andreya Sakharova street, where city authorities had given permission for the rally to take place. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)
