#dissent-crackdown

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Washington Post
1 month ago
Europe news

Russian man sentenced to five years labor for criticizing war in Ukraine

Russian government intensifies crackdown on dissent by sentencing man to labor for antiwar comment to RFE/RL, highlighting chilling effect on international media. [ more ]
euronews
4 months ago
Europe news

Russia extends pre-trial detention of theatre director and playwright

Russian women accused of justifying terrorism have been held in detention since May 2023 and their pre-trial detention has been extended until March 2024.
Their award-winning play, 'Finist, the Brave Falcon,' which tells the story of Russian women recruited by radical Islamists, is being deemed as justifying terrorism by Russian officials. [ more ]
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