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Prokhorov

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[proh-kuh-rawf, -rof, praw-khuh-ruhf] / ˈproʊ kəˌrɔf, -ˌrɒf, ˈprɔ xə rəf /

noun

  1. Aleksandr Mikhailovich 1916–2002, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.


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In the letter, a copy of which his other lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, posted on Facebook, Kara-Murza said prison officials on Friday accused him of disobeying a command that he said wasn’t even given to him.

From Seattle Times

A lawyer for Kara-Murza, Vadim Prokhorov, said another lawyer who tried to visit the political activist and journalist on Monday was told that he wasn’t in the prison, according to the Telegram news channel Agentstvo.

From Seattle Times

Prokhorov called the news about Kara-Murza‘s extreme confinement “worrying” given his deteriorating health, undermined by the poisonings and solitary confinement he had undergone in pre-trial detention.

From Washington Times

Mr Prokhorov has defended prominent Russian dissidents and activists.

From BBC

“Everybody knows that Vladimir himself is one of the main initiators and promoters of the Magnitsky Act,” Mr. Prokhorov said at a panel discussion hosted by The Washington Post on Monday, referring to Mr. Kara-Murza.

From New York Times