A Russian court has fined Yuliya Navalnaya, jailed opp politician Alexei @Navalny's wife, 260 dollars for taking part in nationwide protests on Sunday. She was among those detained near the Moscow prison where her husband is being held. #bbcnews (cont.)
Navalny's due in court on Tuesday, when prosecutors will ask the judge to activate a 3.5 year suspended sentence he was given for embezzlement in 2014. Mr Navalny's supporters have called for more protests outside the court. #bbcnews (cont)
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, dismissed the demonstrators as hooligans and provocateurs. The European Court of Human Rights said four years ago that Russian courts had made arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable decisions in Mr Navalny's embezzlement case. #bbcnews
Yuliya Navalnaya, the wife of the Russian opposition activist Alexei @Navalny says she'll appeal against the fine imposed for joining nationwide protests in support of him. Her lawyer said the court had not published its reason for fining her 260 dollars. #bbcnews
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