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There are 226 item(s) tagged with the keyword "dissent".

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11. Roskomnadzor Protestors Arrested

Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.

Tags: government, political prisoners, censorship, internet, dissent, roskomnadzor
12. Lawyer Convicted for Bucha Massacre Comments

A lawyer who represented dissidents and Ukrainian servicemen was convicted in absentia over comments about the Bucha massacre.

Tags: politics, foreign agent, lawyer, law, Crimea, war in ukraine, dissent
13. Dual Nationals Are Traitors, Again

Russian authorities plan to crack down on dual citizens, adding penalties for those who fail to disclose a second passport.

Tags: law, dissent, soviet union, government, passports, citizenship
14. Now Queen is LGBT Propaganda

A Moscow man was fined for "LGBT propaganda" after posting pictures from Queen's 1984 music video, "I Want to Break Free."

Tags: politics, censorship, dissent, social issues, music, lgbt
15. Navalny's "Concentration Camp" Closed

A prison that once held opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been closed. He referred to it as a "concentration camp."

Tags: prison, dissent, prison camp, political prisoners, vladimir, navalny
16. Imprisoned for a Playlist

A Moscow professor was sentenced to three years in prison for adding Ukrainian songs to his Vkontakte playlist.

Tags: VKontakte, music, political prisoners, Moscow, dissent, war in ukraine
17. Notes at the Front

Items of note, including a Last Word by a teacher who was in the wrong place at the wrong time; reversing the course of a river; book sales; statistics; and more.

Tags: last words, dissent, environment
18. Convicted for Automatic Payments

Two retirees from occupied Zaporizhzhia were convicted of treason by Russian courts for making donations to the Ukrainian Army.

Tags: political prisoners, Zaporizhzhia, dissent, women, money, war in ukraine
19. Newspeak: Authoritarianism Is Good

A new state dictionary has changed definitions, praising authoritarianism and promoting "traditional values."

Tags: st petersburg, law, russian language, orthodox church, censorship, dissent
20. 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

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