Russia protest: crowds clash with riot police as activist jailed – video
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Protesters in a small town in the central Bashkortostan region in Russia clashed with riot police on Wednesday after a court sentenced an eco-activist and campaigner for the protection of the Bashkir language to four years in prison for inciting hatred. Fail Alsynov was accused of making a racist comment in a speech to a village council meeting against gold-digging. He says his words were mistranslated