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	Podcast:		Newshour
	Episode:		Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director Wins Human Rights Award
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:46:01
	Publish Date:		2018-10-25 09:07:00
	Description:		The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov prize for human rights to a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker, Oleg Sentsov. He was a vociferous opponent of Moscow's annexation of his native Crimea in March 2014 and is serving a 20 year prison sentence in Russia on terrorism charges. Also in the programme: A New York Times report says President Donald Trump's phone calls to friends are being monitored by Chinese spies, and a new study suggests that traditional smoke alarms might not be effective at waking up children. Picture: A portrait of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov with hashtag 'Freesentsov' and text 'Oleg Sentsov-prisoner of Kremlin' is seen in a shop's window in the centre of Kiev. Credit: Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.
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