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	Podcast:		The Daily
	Episode:		Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:35:18
	Publish Date:		2023-04-11 09:45:00
	Description:		Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a crime to oppose the war in public. Since then, it has waged a relentless campaign of repression, putting Russian citizens in jail for offenses as small as holding a poster or sharing a news article on social media. Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The Times, tells the story of Olesya Krivtsova, a 19-year-old student who faces up to 10 years in prison after posting on social media, and explains why the Russian government is so determined to silence those like her. Guest: Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The New York Times, covering Russia and the war in Ukraine. Background reading: Oleysa’s story has underlined the perils of using social media to criticize the war in Ukraine. The authorities are determining who will take custody of a 13-year-old girl whose single father has been sentenced for “discrediting” the Russian Army. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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