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Oleg Orlov, one of the leaders of the Russian association Memorial, winner this year, is determined to continue despite the obstacles.
By Anne Nivatspecial correspondent in Moscow
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Lana Estemirova, 28, the daughter of Natalia Estemirova, sordidly murdered in 2009 in Chechnya because she headed the local branch of the Russian human rights organization Memorial there, was in Oslo on Friday December 9 for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, in the presence of King Harald V of Norway and a hand-picked audience. This year, two human rights organizations, one Russian – Memorial –, the other Ukrainian – the Center for Civil Liberties –, as well as a Belarusian opponent imprisoned without trial since 2020 were suspended. honor.
Russian opponent Oleg Orlov, 69, a member of Memorial since its creation in the late 1980s, also made the trip. For nothing in the world would he have missed this cer…
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