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Russian riot police fired tear gas and hit protesters with batons in Bashkortostan on Wednesday after a rights activist was sentenced to four...

Russian riot police clashed with protesters in Baymak following the sentencing of activist Fayil Alsynov that many considered to be unfair.

Fail Alsynov was fined last year for criticising Russia's mobilisation drive for the conflict in Ukraine, calling it a “genocide of the Bashkir people.”

Protesters in a small town in Russias central Bashkortostan region clashed with riot police Wednesday after a court sentenced an activist to four years in prison.

Protesters and riot police were injured Wednesday when clashes erupted in a small town in Russia's central Bashkortostan after an activist was sentenced to four years in prison.- 'Fought for justice' - The protests were sparked after a court in the town of around 17,000 people sentenced an eco-activist and campaigner for the protection of the Bashkir language -- Fail Alsynov -- to four years in prison for "inciting hatred".

The protesters were demonstrating against a prison sentence for a local environmental activist in Bashkortostan. Police reportedly used batons and tear gas, and made several arrests.