Russia jails four journalists linked to Alexei Navalny

Russia has thrown four journalists associated with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in jail, sentencing each to 5 1/2 years in prison.

Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin, and Artyom Kriger were all found guilty of involvement with an extremist group. They were accused of working for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an nonprofit organization founded by Navalny. The organization was designated a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice in 2019, then given an extremist designation in 2021, outlawing it.