Highlights: Oleg Orlov has been behind bars for barely a month and alerts about his health are increasing. The NGO Memorial, an organization dissolved in Russia in December 2021 and winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, accused the authorities of subjecting it to “ inhumane treatment ” According to the NGO, Orlov is losing his hearing and despite his request to the prison administration for medical help, it is impossible for him to see a doctor. Nor can the opponent have a single confidential conversation with his lawyer.

The Russian human rights organization Memorial expressed concern on Monday about the deterioration in the condition of one of its most senior and respected members, behind bars for denouncing…

Russia: Relatives of imprisoned activist Oleg Orlov worry about his health

The Russian human rights organization Memorial expressed concern on Monday about the deterioration in the condition of one of its most senior and respected members, behind bars for denouncing the offensive in Ukraine.

Russian human rights veteran Oleg Orlov gestures in handcuffs while standing behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, on February 27, 2024. since the publication in 2022 of an article in which he claimed that Russia, under the presidency of Vladimir Putin, had descended into fascism. REUTERS - Tatyana Makeyeva

By: Anissa El Jabri Follow

With our correspondent in Moscow,

Oleg Orlov has been behind bars for barely a month and alerts about his health are increasing. This Monday, the NGO Memorial, an organization dissolved in

Russia

in December 2021 and winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, accused the authorities of subjecting it to “

inhumane treatment

”.

According to the NGO, Oleg Orlov is losing his hearing and despite his request to the prison administration for medical help, it is impossible for him to see a doctor. Nor can the opponent have a single confidential conversation with his lawyer. “

This inhumane treatment inflicted on Orlov, aged 70, led to a deterioration in his state of health. His health is threatened with irreversible consequences

,” warned the

NGO

Oleg Orlov began his fight under the Soviet Union and has a life as a seasoned and stubborn dissident. As did human rights activists on trial in the USSR, this respected figure chose during his appeal trial not to call witnesses in his defense. During the debates, he pointedly read

Kafka's “

The Trial ”.

On the day the verdict was announced condemning him to 2.5 years in prison for "discrediting the army", he was seen, handcuffed by the police, asking in his slightly trembling voice to be allowed to take him with him. him the bag he had prepared, filled with basic necessities.

Russia: Relatives of imprisoned activist Oleg Orlov worry about his health

Russia: Relatives of imprisoned activist Oleg Orlov worry about his health

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