As predicted by the lawyer who worked with Pussy Riot, Putin's amnesty before the Sochi Olympics, or the Dictatorship Olympics as I called it, was window dressing for the crackdown on freedom that came after. It's not getting any attention because the world is preoccupied by Russia's invasion of the Crimea now.
It's time for the world to work together on some hard core sanctions, blockading and no-fly zones before Russia starts invading the "Russian" parts of Estonia and Moldova.
http://www.hrw.org/...
Russia: Government Tightens Screws After Sochi
Many wondered what a post-Sochi crackdown might look like. These detentions, the crackdown under way on the media, and violent attacks against dissenters by unidentified assailants paint a stark picture of what is going on in Russia right now.
Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director
(Moscow) – Russian authorities have detained hundreds of peaceful protesters in recent weeks, in most cases arbitrarily and in some cases with unnecessary force. The detentions are part of a new crackdown on free expressionand assembly as the crisis unfolds in neighboring Ukraine.