Another top opposition figure in Russia handed prison term

FILE - Andrei Pivovarov, head of the Open Russia movement, gestures during a court session in Krasnodar, Russia, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Andrei Pivovarov, former head of the Open Russia group, was sentenced to four years in prison for "directing an undesirable organization," a criminal offense under a 2015 law. He has maintained his innocence and has insisted that the charges against him were brought because of his plans to run for parliament in September 2021. (AP Photo, File)