Russia: Sham Trial of Human Rights Leader Draws to a Close

Oleg Orlov Invokes Navalny in Closing Statement

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/26/russia-sham-trial-human-rights-leader-draws-close

#human-rights #human-rights-watch #hrw #russia #orlov #oleg-orlov #navalny

Russia: Sham Trial of Human Rights Leader Draws to a Close

Oleg Orlov, a leading Russian human rights defender and co-chair of Memorial, has begun reading his closing statement following what was clearly a sham trial.

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#Putin killed #Navalny.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68315943

Putin critic Alexei Navalny, 47, dies in Arctic Circle jail

Jailed Russian politician and Putin critics Alexei Navalny has died, Russia's prison service says.

^{By Paul Kirby (BBC News)}