A court in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg sentenced Rustam Fararitdinov -- the half-brother of self-exiled Bashkir activist and Kremlin critic Ruslan Gabbasov -- to 5 1/2 years in prison on terrorism charges on August 7. Fararitdinov, who was arrested in November, rejects the charges. Gabbasov, who currently resides in Lithuania, said earlier that investigators had openly told Fararitdinov that he was under arrest because of him. Gabbasov fled Russia in 2021 amid a crackdown on dissent. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service, click here.
Kremlin Critic's Half-Brother Handed 5 1/2-Year Prison Term On 'Terrorism' Charge
Rustam Fararitdinov (left) and Ruslan Gabbasov (right)