The Russian State Duma is expected to vote on an updated bill designed to cut off exiled critics of the government from banking and property services. The legislation follows a milder version of the measure that passed its first reading last December, which initially included basic asset freezes and the denial of consular services.
Rights advocates have warned that the new legislation extends the Russian government's ability to punish dissent far beyond the country's borders, effectively resulting in a form of civic death for those living abroad.
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