To Discredit Navalny Protesters, Russia Spreads 'Myth' Of Mass Youth Participation
To Discredit Navalny Protesters, Russia Spreads 'Myth' Of Mass Youth Participation January 26, 2021 19:09 GMT Share share Print Among the footage from Russia-wide protests against the jailing of Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny on January 23, one clip stood out. On Moscow's Pushkin Square, a squat policeman in a black mask and fur hat seizes a small boy by the arm and yanks him toward a riot van as a crowd of onlookers shouts "leave the child alone!" The following day, the minor would appear before viewers on state TV's flagship current affairs show News Of The Week. But it wasn't video of his...
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