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There are 16 item(s) tagged with the keyword "repression".

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1. Policing the Stacks

More than 40% of Russian libraries have been searched by law enforcement looking for banned books.

Tags: censorship, repression, books, library
2. Suspicious Sentences of Supersonic Scientists

Two elderly physicists have been jailed in Russia for mysterious reasons. 

Tags: weapon, fsb, repression, putin, science
3. A New Festive Tradition

Two criminal cases are active for “insulting” images of the Russian Easter cake on social media.

Tags: pussy riot, Investigative Committee, repression, kulich, easter
4. Russian Cattle in Danger

Farmer protests rock Russia for the first time in ten years.

Tags: cows, repression, novosibirsk, farmers, protests
5. Tamara Eidelman Arrested in Absentia

Tamara Eidelman, Russian Life's history editor for 18 years (2003-2021) has been arrested in absentia.

Tags: dissent, repression, history, eidelman
6. Historical Accuracy, Enforced

Three books by a former Soviet soldier have been banned for challenging the dominant narrative of World War II.

Tags: repression, history, world war ii
7. The Persecution Doesn't Stay at Home

A LGBT rights activist asserts that homophobic groups from Russia are still persecuting her in exile in Lithuania.

Tags: lithuania, repression, politics, censorship, russians abroad, lgbt
8. A Record Not Worth Bragging About

2024 set a record for most people listed as "terrorists and extremists."

Tags: anti-terrorist laws, repression, political prisoners, dissent, rosfinmonitoring
9. A Village Teacher Under Fire

A teacher of high-school language and literature has resigned after being denounced by a colleague.

Tags: repression, teacher, dissent, education
10. Thousands Turn Out for Navalny's Funeral

Thousands of Russians took to the streets for the funeral services of Alexei Navalny. 

Tags: memorials, repression, political prisoners, navalny

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