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Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov jailed over Ukraine war opposition | BBC News


Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov has been jailed for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian armed forces by protesting against the war in Ukraine.

The co-chair of Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation "Memorial", was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, before being led out of the courtroom in handcuffs.

Orlov was charged after taking part in anti-war demonstrations and writing an article entitled "They wanted fascism. They got it”, in 2022.

Initially he was fined, but a retrial was ordered after prosecutors complained that the sentence was too soft.

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