For Vladimir Putin and other autocrats, ruthlessly repressing the opposition is often a winning way to stay in power
- Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
Police arrest a protester at a Moscow rally in support of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who fell ill while in prison and is now hospitalized.Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty ImagesAlexei Navalny, Russia’s most important opposition leader, is emaciated, hospitalized and reportedly nearing death after developing a fever and cough in the...