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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures as he stands in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir PutinâÄ™s main critic, has been awarded the European UnionâÄ™s top human rights prize. In open criticism of the Kremlin, the leaders of the European Parliament picked the Russian politician for the Sakharov Prize Wednesday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)