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International Business Times
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Romain COLAS

Repression Grips Remote Russian Region Months After Shock Protests

In January, the central Bashkortostan region saw some of the largest protests since Russia sent troops into Ukraine (Credit: AFP)

Since a Russian court in January sent his older brother, environmental activist Fail Alsynov, to prison for four years, Idel says he has lived in "fear of the unknown".

Fail's sentencing in the central Bashkortostan republic triggered some of the largest protests Russia has seen since sending troops into Ukraine, with thousands braving sub-zero temperatures and a brutal police response to voice their anger.

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