Putin’s defiers: repression in Russia
As the economy has deteriorated and the internet has bypassed television, persecution of opponents has become the president’s main tool of political control. Even the pandemic has been harnessed to silence dissent. An Economist film reports on the youn...
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<p>As the economy has deteriorated and the internet has bypassed television, <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/repression-in-putins-russia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">persecution of opponents</a> has become the president’s main tool of political control. Even the pandemic has been harnessed to silence dissent. An <em>Economist</em> <a href="https://www.economist.com/russia-film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film</a> reports on the young women standing up to Vladimir Putin. And in China, there’s a more subdued background to the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/11/10/will-singles-day-chinas-black-friday-be-different-this-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singles’ Day</a> online shopping splurge. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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