Navalny, who was imprisoned for alleged extremism after criticizing Vladimir Putin, died after being held in an Arctic penal colony.

Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexey Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.

Three lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were today found guilty by a Russian court of membership in an extremist organization and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3.5 to 5.5 years, the Mediazona news network reported.