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A veteran activist who investigated the deaths and disappearances of Russian soldiers in Ukraine has been jailed, an advocacy group said Saturday.

Award-winning Pakistan-Canadian journalist Mohsin Abbas’s documentary about the remarkable courage of a 16-year-old school girl from his native Pakistan will be released this week.

Ni Yulan, a renowned property rights activist who lost the use of her legs under torture during her detention, has been released after two years in prison.