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February 25, 2021

Amnesty Revokes Alexei Navalny's "Prisoner of Conscience" Status over Hateful Remarks
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Amnesty International has revoked "prisoner of conscience" status for
jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, citing his past
hateful, xenophobic and violent comments. In 2007, Navalny published a
video comparing Muslims in Russia's North Caucasus region to
"cockroaches" who should be shot with a pistol. Another video from the
early 2000s shows Navalny dressed as a dentist, comparing immigrant
workers to rotten teeth that needed to be removed. Amnesty says it will
continue to fight for Navalny's freedom even after removing him from its
prisoners of conscience list.


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