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                              What is it?
                                a.. On June 25, Russians voted on a national 
referendum which would allow Vladimir Putin to remain President until 2036. 
This referendum has already been criticized for election tampering and 
compulsory voting.
                                b.. Despite the public vote, the 
constitutional changes have already been approved by the Russian parliament, 
thus making this sham referendum even less significant.
                                c.. Recently, Putin has also used the 
COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crackdown on civil liberties. Restrictive 
quarantine measures and underreporting of cases has led the narrative as the 
government has gone to all extremes to silence those speaking out.
                              Why it is important?
                                a.. Putin’s current term ends in 2024 but 
the changes would allow him extend his term 12 more years – more than any 
Russian leader since Joseph Stalin. His term has been marred by human rights 
abuses, invasive foreign policy and corrupt personal gain.
                                b.. In Putin’s Russia, human freedoms are 
nonexistent as the government censors all opposition parties, independent 
media and grassroots social movements. Many experts have called for the US 
government to use the Global Magnitsky Act to place sanctions specifically 
for human rights abuses.
                                c.. Despite this, Russians have recently 
staged pro-democracy protests following rigged elections last summer and 
fall.
                              What can you do?
                                a.. Check out a list of recommendations on 
Russia from the McCain Institute’s Human Rights and Democracy Working Group




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                              From: Paul Fagan
                              Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 1:09 AM
                              Subject: One Big Thing: Do you think Putin 
will ever give up power?


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