The repression is increasing, and the threats have already become tangible": the author of the arrested political scientist Alexander Kinev* Arkady Liubarev decided not to return to Russia because of the increased repression The partner of the author of the arrested political scientist Alexander Kinev, the election expert Arkady Liubarev, left Russia and decided not to return, the agency noted news"*. According to him, he traveled abroad several times, but always returned, despite the advice of friends to stay. This time the decision changed. "The oppression is increasing, and the threats have already become tangible. And so, after I went abroad again, I decided not to return," Liubarev wrote. He recalled that four and a half years ago he decided to stay in Israel. During this period, together with Kinev, he wrote the book "Parties and Elections in Russia 2008-2022: The History of Decline", published nine issues of the journal "Electoral Politics" and published 18 scientific articles. In 2021, the Ministry of Justice included him in the "foreign agents" register, but excluded him in 2022. Moreover, in 2025, four protocols were drawn up against him as part of the "Foreign Agents" law. We will remind you that Kinev was arrested at the end of September and sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of attempted drug trafficking. He pleads not guilty. During his arrest, he was diagnosed with two fractures of the tibia. The defense claims that he did not resist, and the lack of medical treatment threatens him with disability. * - recognized by the Russian authorities as foreign agents.

The repression is increasing, and the threats have already become tangible": the author of the arrested political scientist Alexander Kinev* Arkady Liubarev decided not to return to Russia because of the increased repression The partner of the author of the arrested political scientist Alexander Kinev, the election expert Arkady Liubarev, left Russia and decided not to return, the agency noted news"*. According to him, he traveled abroad several times, but always returned, despite the advice of friends to stay. This time the decision changed. "The oppression is increasing, and the threats have already become tangible. And so, after I went abroad again, I decided not to return," Liubarev wrote. He recalled that four and a half years ago he decided to stay in Israel. During this period, together with Kinev, he wrote the book "Parties and Elections in Russia 2008-2022: The History of Decline", published nine issues of the journal "Electoral Politics" and published 18 scientific articles. In 2021, the Ministry of Justice included him in the "foreign agents" register, but excluded him in 2022. Moreover, in 2025, four protocols were drawn up against him as part of the "Foreign Agents" law. We will remind you that Kinev was arrested at the end of September and sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of attempted drug trafficking. He pleads not guilty. During his arrest, he was diagnosed with two fractures of the tibia. The defense claims that he did not resist, and the lack of medical treatment threatens him with disability. * - recognized by the Russian authorities as foreign agents.