Co-chair of Nobel Prize-winning group Memorial Oleg Orlov says that his trial for "discrediting" the Russian army is "a fight for the respect of human rights in Russia". Speaking outside the Moscow court that fined him 150,000 rubles for an op-ed on the dangers of "fascism" in Russia, the 70-year-old calls for "freedom to all political prisoners" in his country and says he "will continue working at Memorial". Thousands of Russians have been detained or jailed for opposing the conflict in Ukraine since it began in February 2022. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES