The most prominent opposition figure to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of fraud and contempt of court.
He has been sentenced to nine years in a "strict regime penal colony" in a case rejected by supporters as fabricated.
Navalny was detained when he returned to Russia last year, after surviving a poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. He is already serving three and a half years in jail for breaking bail conditions while in hospital.
Prosecutors accused him of stealing $4.7m (£3.5m) of donations given to his now banned organisations, including his anti-corruption foundation.
Delivering her verdict, Judge Margarita Kotova said Navalny had carried out "the theft of property by an organised group".
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