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UNIAN: Paintings to be auctioned off in Kyiv in support of political prisoners

By UNIAN.

Published Aug. 13, 2017 at 4:29 pm

Gennady Afanasyev, one of the four opponents of Russia's annexation of the Crimea who was accused, together with renowned film director Oleg Sentsov and left-wing activist Oleksandr Kolchenko, of a Right Sector 'terrorist plot' has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.

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On Sunday, August 13, a charity auction will be held in support of Ukrainian political prisoners who are being held in Russia, Krym.Realii reports.

According to the organizers, this will be the second attempt to hold the event. Initially, the auction was to be held July 27, but it was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.