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Russian court jails Crimean Tatar activist for 17 years.

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According to Crimean Solidarity human rights movement, a Rostov court on April 19 imprisoned Emil Ziyadinov on charges of terrorism. He was prosecuted as part of Russia's crackdown on Hizb ut Tahrir, an Islamist group.

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The Kyiv Independent’s reporter Kateryna Denisova and War Crimes Investigations Unit journalist and political blogger Danylo Mokryk argue that recent corruption scandals, tensions around anti-corruption institutions, and a growing lack of political accountability are changing the balance of power inside Ukraine.

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