Entities under the Moscow Transport Department have laid off several dozen employees in response to last month’s protests in support of imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny, says the independent television network Dozhd. Following reports last week that the Moscow subway system had fired nearly 40 employees in connection with recent opposition demonstrations, Dozhd interviewed nearly 100 of the city’s transport workers and found that they were warned of possible consequences after hackers leaked thousands of email addresses registered with Navalny’s team in mid-April. Most of the layoffs came after the May holidays. A source close to the Moscow Mayor’s Office told Dozhd that the order to fire these city employees came from the Kremlin.
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Meduza: Journalists report dozens more layoffs among city employees in response to pro-Navalny protests
Russian riot police officers block a street during a rally in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, in central Saint-Petersburg on April 21, 2021.
