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Having been jailed for nearly three years this week for violating his parole conditions, Mr Navalny is now back in court facing defamation charges. He is accused of slandering a World War II veteran who appeared in a pro-Putin video. His lawyer says that the aim of his criminal persecution is to prevent him from standing in parliamentary and presidential elections. Our correspondent brings us the latest developments from Moscow.

And our China Media Analyst joins us to talk about Kuaishou, the Chinese short-form video app being compared to TikTok. Its shares surged more than 190% on the company's launch on the Hong Kong's stock exchange on Friday.

Also, we hear about the social media campaign by celebrities around the world in support of Indian farmers, who have been protesting for weeks in the capital Delhi against new farm laws being introduced.

(Photo: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in court in Moscow, 05 February 2021. Credit: EPA)