00:00 "It's a rare sight in Russia. Riot police out to confront protesters, angry at the jailing
00:07 of activist Fyol Alsonov."
00:11 According to part 5 of Clause 282 of the Russian Criminal Code, Fyol Alsonov is found guilty
00:17 and sentenced to four years in corrective colony.
00:20 "Outside the courthouse, crowds throw snowballs and clash with the police in minus 20 degrees.
00:27 Their reaction to the decision taken against the local right campaigner. They met with
00:31 tear gas in what's one of the biggest protests since the government upped its crackdown on
00:36 public opposition to the Kremlin."
00:40 The small town of Baymak is part of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Fyol Alsonov says his words
00:46 were mistranslated after he spoke in the local Bashkir language at a meeting and was charged
00:51 for insulting migrant workers.
00:54 Alsonov denies this, saying he was referring to poor people instead and was previously
00:59 fined for criticising the war in Ukraine.
01:02 "I've always fought for justice, for my people, for my republic. I don't understand these
01:09 actions coming from the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan towards the people who came
01:13 today to support me. I don't know what will happen to them."
01:17 Russia's investigative committee says it's opened criminal cases into quote "mass rioting"
01:25 which can be punished by up to 15 years in prison.
01:29 Alsonov has reportedly been added to a list of terrorists by a government agency, this
01:34 after an uncommon moment of unrest that comes just three months before the general elections.
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