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Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have given relatives permission to speak to Moroccan citizens sentenced to death in combat with Ukrainian troops, RIA Novosti news agency reported Monday. Republic (DPR).
A separate DPR court, which only Russia admits, sentenced Saadoun Brahim and two British citizens to death in June for accusing Western politicians of a show trial. (Report by Reuters edited by Kevin Liffey and Peter Graff)