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  Raids targeting Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser are an attempt to ‘isolate’ Navalny, according to his allies Russian authorities have detained three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, his allies have said. The move was an attempt to “completely isolate Navalny,” his associate Ivan Zhdanov said on social media. Navalny has been behind bars since January 2021, serving a 19-year prison sentence. The raids targeting Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser are part of a criminal case on charges of participating in an extremist group, Zhdanov said. All three were detained after the search, apparently as suspects in the case, Navalny’s team said on Telegram. All three later in the day appeared in court and were ordered to pre-trial detention pending investigation and trial. Independent Russian media also reported a raid at a law firm that employs another of Navalny’s lawyers, Olga Mikhailova. According to repor