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Despite a difficult week behind bars, Cho, who is back in Korea, said after returning home he’d like to return to Georgia to “finish the job.”

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During his time behind bars, Navalny was constantly recorded by prison cameras as part of measures to closely monitor his activity.

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He was arrested, accused of theft and spent 17 years behind bars.

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Meanwhile, as Combs prepares for time behind bars, 50 Cent is making it abundantly clear he’s going to make the most out of his rap foe’s sentence.

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The demonstration follows a crackdown on activists, independent media and political opposition in recent months, with most of the leaders of the pro-Western opposition now behind bars.

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