Navalniy va ukasiga uch yarim yil berildi

Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg Navalny stand at the cage in court, in Moscow, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.

Protesters are seen surrounded by police in Moscow's Manezh Square Dec 30, 2014. (VOA/Daniel Schearf)

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger, and his wife Yulia comfort Alexei's brother and co-defendant Oleg and his wife Victoria after hearing the court verdict in Moscow, Dec. 30, 2014.

Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny and his brother and co-defendant Oleg attend a court hearing in Moscow, Dec. 30, 2014.

Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny talks with his brother and co-defendant Oleg during a court hearing in Moscow, Dec. 30, 2014.

Policemen detain a supporter of opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny near a court building during his hearing in Moscow, Dec. 30, 2014.

Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, 38, left, and his brother Oleg Navalny stand at a court in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.

Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, 38, stands at a court in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.