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The Times of India
The Times of India
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Karan Manral

'Absurd': Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin found guilty in 'extremist symbols' case, barring him from parliamentary race

A Russian court on Friday convicted opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, of displaying "extremist symbols", a ruling that will prevent him from contesting this year's elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's Federal Assembly.

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