Oleg Orlov is a Russian human rights activist who was jailed in February for calling Russia a fascist state and criticizing the war in Ukraine. He was previously the chairman of Memorial, a Nobel Prize-winning organization.
The 71-year-old was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian military.
In his appeal of the July ruling, he compared Russia's judicial system to that of Nazi Germany.
His sentence follows a retrial. At his original trial in October last year, he was fined 150,000 roubles (£1,290; $1,630) and released from court. His subsequent conviction marks an intensification of the crackdown on war opponents.
