• Axiochus@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Yes, but not only that. His murder is emblematic of a general culture of taking away the rights of people who do not fall in line with the regime.

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      9 months ago

      Russia’s got a history of stripping the rights from soldiers returning from battle, because having been in a foreign land meant they were now infected with capitalism and had to be imprisoned so as not to spread it.

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        9 months ago

        Well, and take a look what the Russian government is doing to the people in Russia who have the audacity to want to mourn Navalnyjs death.