{
  "id": 2062787,
  "title": "Kremlin cracks down on all anti-war voices ahead of Russia's elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/kremlin-cracks-down-on-all-anti-war-voices-ahead-of-russias-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T01:04:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/20/kremlin-cracks-down-on-all-anti-war-voices-ahead-of-russia-s-elections_6756692_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lev Shlosberg, one of the few Russian opposition figures to publicly denounce the military offensive in Ukraine while remaining in Russia, has been sentenced to more than eleven years in prison. His party, the only anti-war political group, has been barred from the September 20 election.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "UN condemns Russia for barring anti-war party from elections, imprisoning deputy chair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/un-condemns-russia-for-barring-anti-war-party-from-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-20T01:58:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}