Little has outwardly changed in Crimea one year on from its annexation by Russia, but a harsh crackdown on voices of dissent is underwayThe district court in the suburbs of Crimea’s capital, Simferopol, has changed little in appearance since Russia took over the peninsula. It has the same shabby corridors, the same prefabricated wooden furniture and the same prosecutors and judges working in it as it did a year ago. The only noticeable change is the flag flying in its courtrooms. On Thursday, Judge Natalia Urzhumova sentenced three locals to 40 hours of manual labour. Their crime: to have displayed …read more
Source: The Guardian