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![73-Year-Old American Teacher Brutally Tortured in Russian Prison After Capture in Ukraine]( "73-Year-Old American Teacher Brutally Tortured in Russian Prison After Capture in Ukraine")
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For centuries, Russia has tried to eradicate dissent—including in territories it colonized—by sending political prisoners to penal colonies across its empire. Today, this system has mutated once again—this time, in newly occupied Ukraine.
