A court in Moscow has rejected an appeal against a 15-day jail term for prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny. <br /><br /> The activist was handed the sentence for breaching a law that restricts demonstrations after being caught distributing flyers to a ‘Spring March’ rally he has organised. <br /><br /> Due to take place on Sunday, March 1, he will now no longer be able to attend.<br /><br /> “I call on everyone to come to the ‘Spring March’ and participate in the struggle for the future of our country,” he said.<br /><br /> The anti-Kremlin protest appears to still be scheduled to take place.<br /><br /> On February 17 a separate court upheld a three-and-a-half year suspended prison term for Navalny. He, along with his brother Oleg, is accused of stealing some 430,000 euros from two firms.
