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Russia jails rights campaigner and from Nobel prize-winner

STORY: “The verdict showed that my article was accurate and true,” Orlov, 70, said as he was led away in handcuffs after being sentenced. He was applauded by supporters in the Moscow courtroom, including representatives from Western embassies. Memorial, founded in 1989, has defended freedom of speech and documented human rights abuses from the time […]