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Oleg Orlov, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Human Rights group Memorial, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society "Memorial" (International Memorial) sits in a courtroom prior to a session in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Orlov, the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, is on trial on charges of "discrediting" the Russian military in his criticism of Russia's campaign in Ukraine and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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