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Activists dressed as corpses gathered at a St. Petersburg cemetery in a bizarre protest against Russia’s nationwide vote on changing the constitution, which is scheduled for July 1. They’re not the only ones arguing that voting could be dangerous in a country with the third-highest COVID-19 caseload in the world. Hundreds of local voting officials have signed an open letter refusing to work at polling stations.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/voting-skulduggery-graveyard-protest-highlights-covid-19-fears-ahead-of-russian-balloting/30688463.html