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Russia: Rising Repression

The 麻豆社's Moscow correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, was recently expelled from Russia, where critics of the Kremlin are increasingly being labelled as hostile 'agents' of the West.

The 麻豆社's Moscow correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, was recently expelled from Russia, a country she's reported from since the start of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Now she's been barred for life, declared a 'security threat'. The move comes during an unprecedented assault on rights and freedoms in Russia, where critics of the Kremlin are increasingly being labelled as hostile 'agents' of the West.

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Wed 29 Dec 2021 07:10GMT

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