Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russian authorities are increasing pressure on Emil Kurbedinov, a prominent Crimean lawyer who has been working on high-profile cases that human rights organizations and Western governments say are politically motivated.
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A search operation in legal office of Emil Kurbedinov, the lawyer for Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, on Jan. 26, 2017 in Simferopol, Crimea.
