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Article: Russian Federation -- Victory for Aleksandr Nikitin, but still a long way to go for justice in Russia.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 April 2000-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Russian Federation -- Victory for Aleksandr Nikitin, but still a long way to go for justice in Russia (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Amnesty International welcomes today's decision by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to uphold the acquittal of high-profile human rights defender Aleksandr Nikitin by the St Petersburg City Court.

Aleksandr Nikitin had faced charges of espionage and revealing state secrets, carrying a sentence of up to 20 years' imprisonment, after writing two chapters for a Bellona Foundation report on the risks of radioactive pollution from ...

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