Protesting oil operations lands activist in Russian jail

Lara Litvinov holds a photo of her brother Dima Litvinov, who is being held in a Russian prison. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Nov. 9, 2013 12 AM PT

Dima Litvinov has become the third generation in his family to be imprisoned in Russia.

Lara Litvinov looks at family photos in her Torrance living room. She wants her brother Dima Litvinov, a Greenpeace activist, to be released from a Russian prison. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Protesting oil operations lands activist in Russian jail

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