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Year into new term, Putin clamps down on dissent in Russia

AFP – When Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin on May 7 last year, Alexander Zamaryanov, head of a tiny non-profit group, was already expecting the screws to tighten after huge protests against the Russian strongman’s 13-year rule. What Zamaryanov did not expect was that his group.