UK sanctions 

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The UK has blacklisted dozens of people from Russia, Saudi Arabia and Myanmar for human rights violations. Among those impacted are 25 Russians accused of aiding and abetting the death of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died while in detention on false charges. Host Carol Hills speaks with Bill Browder, a British American financier who has been seeking justice for Sergei Magnitsky for years.

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