Russia blocks websites of organizations and close to Navalny
A graffiti representing Alexeï Navalny in Saint-Petersburg, April 28, 2021. It reads: "The hero of the new age".
It was quickly suppressed by the authorities who suppress all dissenting voices.
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Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecommunications regulator, had 49 sites linked to Alexei Navalny blocked.
A measure which aims to hamper the activities of supporters of the opponent imprisoned since January before the legislative elections next September.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Jean-Didier Revoin
Less than two months before the legislative elections, the Russian authorities have dealt a further blow to the supporters of Alexeï Navalny.
His website, those of some of his relatives like Lioubov Sobol have been blocked by the courts.
In fact, all sites related to organizations that revolve around the opponent have become inaccessible from Russia.
For
Leonid Volkov
, a close associate of the opponent who lives in Lithuania and whose site has also been blocked, this measure is intended to complicate the activities of his supporters before the legislative elections in September.
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One notable exception, however: the site of the intelligent voting system developed by the opponent is still active.
By registering, voters who wish to do so will receive for each constituency the name of the candidate best placed to beat that of
United Russia
, the party in power.
Last June, the Russian courts qualified the organizations of Alexey Navalny as extremists, leading to their dissolution, especially since since June, the collaborators of such organizations risk heavy prison sentences and are ineligible.
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