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hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says it's evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet—proof cage, one of president putin's most prominent ...

welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow, where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says it's evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet—proof cage, one of president putin's most prominent critics. ...

a position which appears to have been agreed suggest this was not an open—ended debate which led to a consistent decision. there was the ability to be able to unwind or unpick a position which had already been reached. do you agree with both those propositions or neither? obviously i didn't write the e—mail, and i don't know precisely what it refers to. is it possible that i might have had a chat with the prime minister once a meeting wound up on my way back somewhere, of course that's possible. he might have said to me, that was interesting, i'm thinking x, as a result of it, i ...

A little bit more. this is the venue behind me here, it was a dance hall, it is kind of in the main drag here in dadeville, population of aboutjust over 3000. and what makes this even more shocking is just about 50 metres down that way is dadeville city hall, is what i'm looking at right there. so all this is in close proximity in this small town. a lot of unanswered questions. but we do know four dead and at least 28 injured. that's the latest on the ground. we are waiting for a police update. as soon as there is more we will return to that. ijust want i just want to take you to the bbc websi...

Looking at right there. —— dadeville city hall. so this is all impulse proximate in this small town, lots of unanswered questions, as we know, four dead and 28 injured. there of unanswered questions, as we know, four dead and 28 injured.— four dead and 28 in'ured. there will be more briefings _ four dead and 28 injured. there will be more briefings through - four dead and 28 injured. there will be more briefings through the - four dead and 28 injured. there will. be more briefings through the course of the next few hours, will return to perhaps on the programme, but thank you for the lat...