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Prominent Rights Activist 'Savagely' Beaten In Moscow

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April 01, 2009

Prominent Russian rights activist Lev Ponomaryov, 67, was attacked last night by three unidentified men outside his Moscow apartment building.

RFE/RL's Russian Service spoke to Ponomaryov about the attack.

Read the interview here.

Tags: ponomaryov , Russia

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