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– Russia: Nationwide assaults on political opposition campaign (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 6, 2017

The extensive police harassment, and attacks on the local offices and campaigners by radical nationalist and pro-Putin groups in spring and summer this year clearly aim to intimidate campaigners for Alexei Navalny and stifle the campaign.
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