Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Birthday Behind Bars in Russia

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Memorial Human Rights Centre Oleg Orlov attends a court session for a new trial on charges of repeatedly discrediting the Russian military, Moscow, Russia, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo Today, leading Russian human rights defender Oleg Orlov turned 71. He spent his birthday behind bars, his health deteriorating not least due to exhausting daily transport from jail to court and back. A Moscow court sentenced Orlov to 2 years and 6 months in prison on outlandish charges of “discrediting” Russia’s…

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