According to the Perviy Otdel human rights project, project reports passed by Gubanov and Golubkin to their Dutch colleagues had been examined by three specialized commissions prior to submission. None of these commissions found state secrets in the reports, Perviy Otdel said.

Several Russian scientists have been jailed in recent years in what critics say is a reflection of the state’s increasing paranoia toward scientific cooperation with foreign countries.

The scientific community has warned that treason cases against scientists will have a chilling effect on young researchers.

  • S410
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    28 months ago

    What a great set of options!

    Either become a criminal by deflecting and crossing the border illegally, only to face constant fear of being caught, deported and prosecuted for deflection, illegal border crossing, and treason… Which is basically, a life sentence.

    Or become a criminal in the eyes of the civilized world by participating in an attack on a sovereign country. Which, honestly, will most likely result in death.

    So, basically: being a Russian, who can’t afford to leave the country via the convoluted and expensive ways that are still available, is a crime. Got it! Nice!

    • @[email protected]
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      08 months ago

      There is no legal way, that was the point. You can not just evade getting drafted and expect that to be legal.

      • S410
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        08 months ago

        Yeah. Yet, meanwhile, a lot of people are talking about some mystical “brain drain”. That’s not “brain drain”, that’s a world-sponsored Iron Curtain 2.0. Literally the opposite of that.

        • @[email protected]
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          18 months ago

          No, it really is a brain drain. More so than the “usual” brain drain from poor to rich countries due to the additional stuff in Russia. Unless they close down like north Korea there is no way to stop that.