Russian human rights campaigner jailed
Prominent human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov has been sentenced by a Russian court to 30 months in prison.
Mr Orlov, 70, was found guilty of “discrediting” Russia’s armed forces in a trial deemed a “sham” by Human Rights Watch, after he wrote an article criticising the invasion of Ukraine.
A district court had initially asked the activist to pay a fine with no jail sentence after he was found guilty in October, but a higher court ordered a retrial after an appeal by prosecutors.
Mr Orlov has served as one of the leaders of Russian human rights group Memorial for over two decades.
The group won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
In a statement published by Human Rights Watch yesterday, Mr Orlov said he had committed “no crime”.
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