Denied Asylum, Anti-Putin Protester Hangs Himself

Last summer, as Vladimir Putin’s regime was hardening its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov fled to the Netherlands, where he applied for political asylum. His “guilt” in the eyes of the Russian authorities was his participation in the May 6th rally in protest at Putin’s inauguration, which was brutally dispersed by police. As of now, 19 people have been charged with “mass disturbances” in connection with the protest—despite the findings by the Kremlin’s own Human Rights Council that no such “disturbances” took place. One of the protesters, Maxim Luzyanin, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Eleven more are currently in pretrial detention. Among them is Sergei Krivov, a 51-year-old scientist and father of two minor children, who is in the sixth week of hunger strike in protest at his unlawful arrest.
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While he was still in Russia, Dolmatov was placed under surveillance. As soon as he left the country, police searched his apartment. He had good reason for wishing to remain outside Russia.

The Dutch authorities, apparently, thought otherwise. Dolmatov’s asylum application was rejected. He was detained and placed in a deportation center in Rotterdam, to be forcefully returned to Russia, where he would almost certainly have faced arrest. Last week, Alexander Dolmatov committed suicide. He was found hanged in his cell last Thursday.

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The Ghost wrote:

Last summer, as Vladimir Putin’s regime was hardening its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov fled to the Netherlands, where he applied for political asylum. His “guilt” in the eyes of the Russian authorities was his participation in the May 6th rally in protest at Putin’s inauguration, which was brutally dispersed by police. As of now, 19 people have been charged with “mass disturbances” in connection with the protest—despite the findings by the Kremlin’s own Human Rights Council that no such “disturbances” took place. One of the protesters, Maxim Luzyanin, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Eleven more are currently in pretrial detention. Among them is Sergei Krivov, a 51-year-old scientist and father of two minor children, who is in the sixth week of hunger strike in protest at his unlawful arrest.
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While he was still in Russia, Dolmatov was placed under surveillance. As soon as he left the country, police searched his apartment. He had good reason for wishing to remain outside Russia.

The Dutch authorities, apparently, thought otherwise. Dolmatov’s asylum application was rejected. He was detained and placed in a deportation center in Rotterdam, to be forcefully returned to Russia, where he would almost certainly have faced arrest. Last week, Alexander Dolmatov committed suicide. He was found hanged in his cell last Thursday.

More at link:

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/vladimir-kara-murza/denied-asylum-anti-putin-protester-hangs-himself

Just think how many stories like this do not get reported. Sad.

Ms. Understood wrote:

The Ghost wrote:

Last summer, as Vladimir Putin’s regime was hardening its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov fled to the Netherlands, where he applied for political asylum. His “guilt” in the eyes of the Russian authorities was his participation in the May 6th rally in protest at Putin’s inauguration, which was brutally dispersed by police. As of now, 19 people have been charged with “mass disturbances” in connection with the protest—despite the findings by the Kremlin’s own Human Rights Council that no such “disturbances” took place. One of the protesters, Maxim Luzyanin, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Eleven more are currently in pretrial detention. Among them is Sergei Krivov, a 51-year-old scientist and father of two minor children, who is in the sixth week of hunger strike in protest at his unlawful arrest.
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While he was still in Russia, Dolmatov was placed under surveillance. As soon as he left the country, police searched his apartment. He had good reason for wishing to remain outside Russia.

The Dutch authorities, apparently, thought otherwise. Dolmatov’s asylum application was rejected. He was detained and placed in a deportation center in Rotterdam, to be forcefully returned to Russia, where he would almost certainly have faced arrest. Last week, Alexander Dolmatov committed suicide. He was found hanged in his cell last Thursday.

More at link:

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/vladimir-kara-murza/denied-asylum-anti-putin-protester-hangs-himself

Just think how many stories like this do not get reported. Sad.

Funny how anti putin anything either ends up dead or shipped off to prison. Same with obama.

The Ghost wrote:

Ms. Understood wrote:

The Ghost wrote:

Last summer, as Vladimir Putin’s regime was hardening its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, opposition activist Alexander Dolmatov fled to the Netherlands, where he applied for political asylum. His “guilt” in the eyes of the Russian authorities was his participation in the May 6th rally in protest at Putin’s inauguration, which was brutally dispersed by police. As of now, 19 people have been charged with “mass disturbances” in connection with the protest—despite the findings by the Kremlin’s own Human Rights Council that no such “disturbances” took place. One of the protesters, Maxim Luzyanin, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Eleven more are currently in pretrial detention. Among them is Sergei Krivov, a 51-year-old scientist and father of two minor children, who is in the sixth week of hunger strike in protest at his unlawful arrest.
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While he was still in Russia, Dolmatov was placed under surveillance. As soon as he left the country, police searched his apartment. He had good reason for wishing to remain outside Russia.

The Dutch authorities, apparently, thought otherwise. Dolmatov’s asylum application was rejected. He was detained and placed in a deportation center in Rotterdam, to be forcefully returned to Russia, where he would almost certainly have faced arrest. Last week, Alexander Dolmatov committed suicide. He was found hanged in his cell last Thursday.

More at link:

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/vladimir-kara-murza/denied-asylum-anti-putin-protester-hangs-himself

Just think how many stories like this do not get reported. Sad.

Funny how anti putin anything either ends up dead or shipped off to prison. Same with obama.

Yeah if you're not a sheep you get slaughtered