Listen to the story of Ilja Kursov, a brave political activist for the liberal Партия Яблоко (Yabloko Party)
, a member of the democratic movement Движение Весна / Vesna Movement
, and a long-time supporter of Young World Federalists
, based in Barnaul (Siberia).
His recent arrest is just one of thousands of attempts by the Russian #dictatorship to silence the voices of citizens…