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A Russian court sentences top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for denouncing Russia's offensive against Ukraine. The judge finds Orlov guilty for "committing a crime under article 280" ("calls for extremist activity") and orders "imprisonment for a period of two years and six months." Orlov was accused of discrediting the Russian army after writing a column written for the French online publication Mediapart, and fined in October after a first trial. IMAGES
People gather in Moscow ahead of the funeral of a high-profile military blogger and staunch supporter of Moscow's assault on Ukraine, Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, on April 2nd. IMAGES
Ukraine's SOUNDBITE
The UN General Assembly votes in favour of suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 vote in favor of suspension while 24 vote against and 58 abstain, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. IMAGES
Srinagar (India), Jun 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Farooq Khan) A group of doctors provided free medical care and medicines to transgender people on Sunday in Srinagar, thanks to an initiative organized by an NGO.FOOTAGE OF THE HEALTH CAMPAIGN IN SRINAGAR.
Mannheim (Germany), April 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Friedemann Vogel) German Chancellor Angela Merkel received virtually on Wednesday the European Prize for Civil Rights of the Sinti and Roma for her special efforts to ensure that the Minority rights and its more than 600 years of history are more consciously perceived in Germany and Europe after the Holocaust that broke the civilization of 500,000 Sinti and Roma in Nazi-occupied Europe. FOOTAGE FROM THE CEREMONY AND THE VIRTUAL PRIZE DELIVERY IN MANNHEIM, GERMANY.
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