Zhovtis marks One Year behind Bars

07.09.2010
    By Joanna Lillis     Kazakhstan's most prominent human rights activist, Yevgeniy Zhovtis, has marked his first year behind bars.     Zhovtis, a tireless campaigner for years, was given a four-year prison sentence on September 3, 2009 on charges of vehicular manslaughter he denied, after a trial widely criticized for procedural violations.     To mark the...