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Kirill Serebrennikov, one of Russia’s most renowned directors and a vocal opponent of Putin, is on trial for financial fraud. The trial is widely seen as a referendum not on his financial dealings but rather on the limits of artistic freedom in Russia.
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Speaking with the founder of Nogaam Publishing, which was launched in 2012 to digitally produce Farsi writings that are censored in Iran. https://t.co/LPCu9IrMBu