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There are 14 item(s) tagged with the keyword "repression".

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1. 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
2. Russian Cattle in Danger

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

Tags: cows, repression, novosibirsk, farmers, protests
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Screws are Tightening

March has seen a serious tightening of the screws of repression by the Russian regime.

Tags: war in ukraine, dissent, repression
10. Hold Your Tongue

The State Duma began reviewing a new law that would restrict the use of foreign loan words in official Russian communications.

Tags: politics, repression, law, russian language

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