A Russian court jailed ex-deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov for 13 years on corruption charges on Tuesday, part of a sweeping crackdown on military leaders during Moscow’s Ukraine offensive.

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Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski emerges from five-year prison ordeal physically emaciated but resolute.

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Eleven jailed Russian dissidents have written a letter to world leaders appealing for the mass release of Russian political prisoners and Ukrainian civilians held by Russia.