PoliticsRussia passes ‘civil death’ laws targeting exiled critics
On July 22, State Duma deputies approved two laws designed to ensure the “inevitability of punishment” for people evading Russian justice abroad. The measures would freeze the money of exiled critics, block their passports, and cut off consular assistance. Human rights advocates from First Department describe the rules as a route to the de facto stripping of citizenship from opponents of the ruling regime. Russian authorities are prosecuting those opponents under political articles of the Criminal Code.
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Russia passes ‘civil death’ laws targeting exiled critics