Russian police have arrested one of the leaders of Memorial, the rights group that shared last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, as Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on dissent continues more than a year into his invasion of Ukraine.
The homes of several Memorial leaders in Moscow were raided on Tuesday and Oleg Orlov, the head of the group’s human rights practice, was charged with “repeatedly discrediting the armed forces”. If found guilty, he would face up to three years in prison.
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