Russia clamps down on anti-war opponents as blogger is detained and Boris Nadezhdin is barred from collecting signatures
Russian authorities have moved against two prominent critics in a fresh sign of pressure on domestic opposition figures. Blogger Ilya Remeslo has been remanded in custody for two months on suspicion of spreading false information about the military. Separately, politician Boris Nadezhdin has been convicted of displaying extremist symbols, a ruling that prevents him from collecting signatures for September parliamentary elections.The two cases were reported on Friday and appear to be part of a wider tightening of restrictions on dissent in Russia. Remeslo, who had previously been a strong supporter of Vladimir Putin, changed his position last March and called... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jul 2026 21:30 LONDON
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