Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg reports. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny is already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. We had to watch on a screen. For the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. He was found guilty on extremism charges. Punishment more jail time. He was handed a 19 Year Prison Sentence. We may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. Describing this trial as Behind Closed Doors feels like an understatement. Ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long Prison Sentence for him was designed to scare russians. He revealed hed soon be on trial again for terrorism. They chant. A charismatic Protest Leader and Anti Corruption crusader, Alexei Navalny fell foul of the kremlin long ago. In 2020 in siberia, he was poisoned with a nerve agent and airlifted to germany. He claimed the kremlin tried to kill him. The russian authorities deny it. On his return to russia in 2021, he was arrested and jailed. Ever since, hes faced trial after trial, punishment after punishment. It indicates that this regime is ready to be extremely cruel. It sends messages to the broader audience. We will not stop. The machine is working, and it means that they are ready to continue all possible trials against all possible dissidents. That includes this man. Igor girkin is no pro democracy liberal. The russian nationalist backs the war in ukraine but has criticised Vladimir Putins handling of it. Now hes under arrest, as the kremlin tries to crack down on any kind of criticism. Back at the navalny trial, once the verdict was delivered, we were ushered off the penal colony premises. But after todays conviction, with possibly more charges against him to follow, Alexei Navalny looks set to remain locked away for years to come. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia. Live now to evgenia karamurza, who is the wife of russian activist Vladimir Karamurza who is surrently imprisoned in the country. Thank you so much forjoining us here on the programme. Lets talk first about about navalny, because of course we knew it would be a harsh sentence and that, you know, this would be the case today. But it is still difficult to process and fathom when we see the sentences. Thank you very much for having me here today. You know what . After my husbands 25 Year Prison Sentence in a strict regime, i am not surprised by anything. And my husbands case, 25 years was what the prosecutor asked and this is what vladimir received. So navalny of course is yet another example that the russian authorities want to give the russian population. They want to show that this is what is going to happen to anyone. Adair opposed the official narrative who adair stands up to the resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes. I5 resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes. Denounce its crimes. Is that tactic workin . Denounce its crimes. Is that tactic working . Of denounce its crimes. Is that tactic working . Of course, denounce its crimes. Is that tactic working . Of course, fear denounce its crimes. Is that tactic working . Of course, fear is working . Of course, fear is omnipresent working . Of course, fear is omnipresent in working . Of course, fear is omnipresent in russia, working . Of course, Fear Isj Omnipresent in russia, and working . Of course, fear is omnipresent in russia, and that is quite understandable because we see what kind of measures are used against any type of protester, against any type of protester, against anyone who opposes to the Current Situation in russia who denounces it and criticises it. And we know that such measures repressive measures used against those opposed to the regime include punitive psychiatry and absolutely atrocious Prison Sentences. Physical and Sexual Violence denial of medical care and other absolutely atrocious methods that were used in the soviet times and are used again. Here is there, absolutely. But also we need to understand that the number of people continue protesting is absolutely amazing because we hear that because Human Rights Organisations continue reporting about this. We hear of new detentions, new arrests and new criminal cases and new so called trials every single day, and these are trials and these repressions are used to silence any kind of opposition, used to silence any kind of dissent in the country, because repression in the country in the aggressive war against ukraine are two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and your two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and your husband two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and your husband to two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and your husband to have i two sides of the same points. Unlike navalny and your husband to have who have very public profile in the world is following report and the situation around them, as you say, there are many others who are in Prison Dan Face Trial and lengthy sentences, but we dont hear about it. Absolutely. This is why it is so crucial to say those names, to continue speaking about these people. Very often, like, again, and the soviet times, publicity is the only way for these people to stay alive. You know, it is absolutely mind boggling when you think about it, but, yes, publicity very often helps these people stay alive. And i urge everyone to continue speaking their names and to continue raising their names and to continue raising theissue their names and to continue raising the issue of Human Rights Violations inside of our country, yes, again, i can say thatjust inside of our country, yes, again, i can say that just off the top inside of our country, yes, again, i can say thatjust off the top of my head, theres so many people like alexander and others who are not receiving proper medical care behind bars, there are many cases like in this case, the russianjournalist bars, there are many cases like in this case, the russian journalist go through punitive psychiatry in retaliation for their opposition or are subject to extreme physical and Sexual Violence. fir are subject to extreme physical and Sexual Violence. Sexualviolence. Or have been derived sexualviolence. Or have been deprived of sexualviolence. Or have been deprived of their sexualviolence. Or have been deprived of their parental Sexual Violence. Or have been i deprived of their parental rights like in the case, a father of a 13 Year Old Girl was thrown in prison because she drew an anti war picture at school. So i believe that these people need our attention, need our help and solidarity. Tell me about your husband. We just showed the images there, faced a 25 yearsentence. How showed the images there, faced a 25 year sentence. How is he doing . How is his health . Is his health . Well, his spirit is stron as is his health . Well, his spirit is strong as always, is his health . Well, his spirit is strong as always, and is his health . Well, his spirit is strong as always, and this is his health . Well, his spirit is strong as always, and this is i strong as always, and this is amazing to me how he can be a source of inspiration to so many people even behind bars, and he is a source of inspiration to me as well. I get my strength from him from knowing how absolutely principled and strong. I dont know, i am truly lucky to be sharing my life with someone like him. His physical state is not as good. He lost over 25 kilograms by now, i believe. And his symptoms are still there. The symptoms are still there. The symptoms were brought on by the two placings that he survived in the past by a team of sf that connect fsp operatives, a team of assassins in the russian state to targeted him in the russian state to targeted him in 2015 and 2017 in retaliation for his long time work on the introduction of the legislation against Human Rights Violators in russia. He survived those two placings but developed neuropathy symptoms and is losing feeling in his extremities. Of course, behind bars, he will not receive the care that he needs. But hes one of those people, you know, he would not complain about something trivial as losing feeling in his extremities because he understands that the war in ukraine and all the impossible victims of this work, the innocent people who are dying every day, this is so much more. Its horrendous that has to stop. Ihla is so much more. Its horrendous that has to stop. That has to stop. No doubt this is also taking that has to stop. No doubt this is also taking its that has to stop. No doubt this is also taking its toll that has to stop. No doubt this is also taking its toll on that has to stop. No doubt this is also taking its toll on you, that has to stop. No doubt this is also taking its toll on you, your l also taking its toll on you, your family, your child. We also taking its toll on you, your family, your child. Also taking its toll on you, your family, your child. We have three kids, and family, your child. We have three kids. And they family, your child. 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The kids had been so much expecting this call and they were excited to get a fathers voice. And you can imagine how heartbroken they were. And deprived of the right to talk to their father. And this is the kind of psychological torture thatis the kind of psychological torture that is being used against people who were isolated from their loved ones and deprived of the right to normally communicate with the loved ones or their opposition to the regime. It ones or their opposition to the reaime. ,. ,. , ones or their opposition to the reaime. ,. ,. ,. ,. , regime. It is really hard to imagine auoin regime. It is really hard to imagine going there regime. It is really hard to imagine going there went regime. It is really hard to imagine going there went vladimir regime. It is really hard to imagine going there went vladimir is going there went vladimir is going there. When you see the sentencing of navalny today, 19 years, as he said, your husband received 25 years recently do you have any hope that perhaps things could change in the future that they may be released earlier . I future that they may be released earlier . ,. , future that they may be released earlier . ,. ,. , earlier . I absolutely have hope, because there earlier . I absolutely have hope, because there are earlier . I absolutely have hope, because there are people earlier . I absolutely have hope, because there are people like i because there are people like navalny, like my husband and like thousands and thousands of russian citizens who have been arbitrarily detained since the beginning of the full scale invasion of ukraine, these people are russias future. And this is why i believe it is so crucial that they receive the support and solidarity of the western democratic world of which they very much wants to be parts. If there is a rush of tomorrow, Democratic Russia of tomorrow, these people who believe in such a future and who want this teacher for our country have to first somehow survived the current repression inside russia. Survived the current repression inside russia. , ~. , inside russia. Thank you so much for oininr us inside russia. Thank you so much for joining us here inside russia. Thank you so much for joining us here on inside russia. Thank you so much for joining us here on the inside russia. Thank you so much for joining us here on the programme. I joining us here on the programme. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Bringing you uotodate thank you very much. Bringing you uotodate and thank you very much. Bringing you uptodate and some thank you very much. Bringing you uptodate and some and thank you very much. Bringing you i uptodate and some and developing up to date and some and developing these in west africa. Nassar, the west African Defence chief has announced that they have devised a Contingency Plan for potential Military Intervention. Defence chiefs have announced that they have devised a Contingency Plan for potential Military Intervention should the coup leaders in niger refuse to step down. Thank you so much forjoining us. Bring us up to date on the latest situation there in niger. I and bring us uptodate on the latest situation there in niger. Situation there in niger. I and in the northwest of situation there in niger. I and in the northwest of nigeria situation there in niger. I and in the northwest of nigeria and situation there in niger. I and in the northwest of nigeria and it i situation there in niger. I and in | the northwest of nigeria and it is the northwest of nigeria and it is the border state that borders niger. And ive been to the port area where the border has been closed for the past five days since the leaders for us to the regime in niger to the ousted president of Military Intervention. They had also been some, well, information going around about mobilisation probably by, you know, the military arm of eco was. We have heard today that the eco was chiefs have said that they have come with a decision, but they are not making that decision public. They will only be revealing their decision to the Heads Of State of eco was. As the leaders have said, Military Option is likely going to be the last option before the option has failed. We do know that the chairman of the ecowas had sent delegates to the militaryjunta in niger and also tried to engage with the government of libya and algeria, as well as exploring diplomatic channels and achieving a peaceful solution to the situation in niger. 0k, thank you so much for bringing us up to date there on the situation in niger. 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