A new generation of Russian political prisoners
A new generation of Russian political prisoners
Author(s): Janek LasockiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Summary/Abstract: Russians who are currently behind bars for political reasons are a good representation of the country that Vladimir Putin’s Russia has become. They are being punished for exercising their fundamental freedoms, for exposing the web of corruption on which the state is built and for threatening local oligarchs loyal to the Kremlin. Often, they are imprisoned for all three.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 05 (23)
- Page Range: 13-19
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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