"But few would imagine that his courageous, if somewhat naive, activism might in any way threaten the power of Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Yet in a country where crackdown on dissent is widespread, such posts even when they don't go viral apparently carry enough threat to attract the authorities' attention. Turbin is currently serving a five-year prison sentence, making him one of Russia's youngest political prisoners."
"Political prisoners are known in Russia as "Politzek." The term is the namesake for a new documentary film on the country's silenced dissidents: "Politzek: Voices that Defy the Kremlin." Co-produced by DW, along with France TV, RTBF, vrt and SWR, it premieres on November 27. Directed and written by Manon Loizeau, Ekaterina Mamontova and Sacha Koulaeva, the documentary was filmed covertly over the course of nearly a year."
A 14-year-old Russian teenager, Arseny Turbin, held a solo social-media protest with slogans like "Freedom for political prisoners" and "I am against Putin," and now serves a five-year prison sentence. Russia's crackdown on dissent treats such expressions as threats to authorities, producing political prisoners known as "Politzek." A documentary titled "Politzek: Voices that Defy the Kremlin," co-produced by DW and several European broadcasters, was filmed covertly over nearly a year and premieres November 27. The film centers on prisoners' personal stories and on families' and friends' campaigns for release, including cases like Sasha Skochilenko and Oleg Orlov.
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