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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses his legal appeal against a nine-year prison sentence that he and his allies condemned as politically motivated. His sentencing comes as Moscow pushes on with its military offensive in neighbouring Ukraine and Russian authorities seek to silence remaining government critics. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appears in a Russian court via video link at a pre-trial hearing. His team says authorities are preparing a major new trial against him. IMAGES
Following a closed-door trial, a Russian court announces it finds Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of high treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation", resulting in a 25 year jail sentence. IMAGES
The International Criminal Court sentences Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years' jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. SOUNDBITE
Alexei Navalny's doctor Anastasia Vasilyeva arrives at a Pokrov prison where the Kremlin critic is detained and on hunger strike. Navalny, 44, announced the hunger strike last week, complaining a prison doctor had only given him painkillers as treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.