A leftist protest in Sevastopol. Photo: Ivan Zhilin / Novaya Gazeta.
This article originally appeared in Novaya Gazeta. We translate it here.
Most news on political repression in Crimea concern FSB raids on Crimean Tatars or pro-Ukrainian activists. But other opposition activists aren’t exempt from the security services’ attention either. As I found out, people who aren’t against Russia, but do oppose the ruling United Russia party are on the receiving end of no less harsh treatment, albeit more rarely.
