The Golovinsky Court of Moscow sentenced Oleg Orlov, one of the leaders of the Memorial human rights group, to two and a half years in prison for “discrediting the military,” the Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported on Feb. 27. The criminal case against Orlov was launched in 2023 after the human rights advocate published a translation of a French article called “They wanted fascism. They got it” on his Facebook. The piece sharply criticized Russia’s war against Ukraine and accused dictator Vladimir Putin’s regime of leading Russia toward fascism. The Golovinsky District Court of Mos…