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Halya Coynash: Pressure mounts on Crimeans to ‘vote’ in Russia’s illegitimate elections
More reports are emerging of Crimean public sector workers being threatened with dismissal if they don’t turn up at the polling booths on Sept. 18. Russia is illegally holding its parliamentary elections in occupied Crimea and is typically using coercion to gain turnout amid calls to boycott the event.
