At OpenDemocracy.net, a translation [1] [en] of Svetlana Reiter's Esquire.ru interviews [2] [ru] with two activists who have spent the past month hungerstriking in Astrakhan, protesting the results of the disputed mayoral election together with ex-candidate Oleg Shein. (An earlier GV text is here [3].)
Russia: An Interview With Two Astrakhan Protesters
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Elections, Governance, Law, Politics, Protest, RuNet Echo