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Top Human Rights Lawyer Slain in Moscow

He opposed release of colonel who killed Chechen teen

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 19, 2009 4:41 PM CST

(Newser) – A Russian lawyer fighting the early release of a colonel convicted of war crimes was shot dead yesterday in Moscow, Deutsche Welle reports. Stanislav Markelov, 34, was planning to challenge the parole of Yuri Budanov, who was freed last week after being imprisoned 6 years...   Read full story »

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