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Jailed Russian Pilot Complains of Prison Discrimination

11:03 24/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti)

Former Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving 20 years in prison in the United States, has complained of racial and religious of discrimination against him, Izvestia daily reported on Thursday.

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