Russian Prosecutors Seek to Imprison Human Rights Leader Over Op-Ed   

Oleg Orlov, the 70-year-old human rights campaigner and co-chair of the Nobel Prize winning Memorial group, who is charged with 'discrediting' the Russian army, talks to the media and his supporters outside a court building in Moscow, Feb. 26, 2024. Oleg Orlov appears in court in Moscow on Feb. 26, 2024. A verdict is expected Tuesday.

Russian prosecutors are seeking to imprison the co-chair of the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial for nearly three years over an article he wrote criticizing Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.