Five years ago, Russia lost one of its most high profile opposition activists

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Russian politician and opposition activist Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed outside of the Kremlin five years ago today. He led widespread protests in Russia against Vladimir Putin’s presidential re-election in 2012. It remains unclear who killed Nemtsov in 2015. Host Marco Werman speaks with Daniel Balson of Amnesty International.

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