Russia’s parliament will debate a bill to ban members of “extremist” organizations from being elected as lawmakers in a move targeting supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The legislation can affect not only senior members and activists of Navalny’s political network but tens of thousands of Russians who supported its work with donations.
Source: The Moscow Times
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