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Russian political scientist and election analyst Alexander Kynev arrested in Moscow on drug charges
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Eastern Europe
Moscow’s Perovsky District Court ordered the arrest of political scientist Alexander Kynev on September 25 in a drug case, the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported, citing court records and defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov.
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