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February 28, 2014

Jailed Sochi ecologist sent to far-flung colony: group
Moscow (AFP) Feb 27, 2014
Russian environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko, who was sentenced to three years in prison during the Sochi Olympic Games, has been transferred to a penal colony almost 1,000 kilometres away, his organisation said Thursday. After disappearing from a prison in Krasnodar earlier this week, Vitishko was sent to Tambov region which lies about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) north of Sochi in central Russia, the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus (EWNC) said on its website, citing a letter from the penal serv ... read more

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