Kira Yarmysh (R), spokesperson for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 21, 2021. Press Service of Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow/Handout via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday ordered jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh to be held under house arrest pending trial until January next year, her lawyer and allies said.
Russia has cracked down hard on the opposition ahead of parliamentary elections in September. Most of Navalny's prominent allies have either left Russia or are facing prosecution.
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