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Russia: Putin's Youth Militia?

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Youth

A Step At A Time reports [1] that “the Kremlin-led youth group, Nashi, decided to establish bands of militia consisting of disadvantaged youngsters armed with stun guns. Under the plan, hundreds of thousands of Putin’s young stormtroopers would patrol Russia’s streets and have the right to check people’s IDs.”