MOSCOW (AP) -- A new law expanding Russia's definition of treason took effect Wednesday - and critics say it's so vague that the government can now brand anyone who dissents as a traitor....
Russia Expands Treason Law, Critics Fear Crackdown
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press
Wed, 11/14/2012 - 5:57am
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