By Current Time

The Memorial human rights group says the father of Konstantin Konoplyanko, a member of the group living abroad, was detained in Moscow on May 12 on unspecified charges. According to Memorial, Sergei Konoplyanko was taken to the city of Tver, 180 kilometers northwest of Moscow. Memorial continues its activities despite a decision by the Russian Supreme Court in 2021 to liquidate it and its umbrella organization -- International Memorial. In late February, Memorial’s co-chairman, 70-year-old Oleg Orlov, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian armed forces involved in the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.