Russian police arrest woman holding blank sign as protests crackdown continues

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If real, this is crazy. We have our fair share of problems in the West, but this is next level.

This is very normal under dictatorships.

In Nicaragua (Central America), protesters use the National flag (as in, the country flag) to protest the dictator.

As a result, civilians can't display the national flag without justification lest they may be mistaken as protesters and punished.