he Komsomolskaya Metro station is one of the most ornate in Moscow's transit system, which is one of the world's busiest, carrying almost seven million passengers a day. Dozens and perhaps hundreds of employees have been fired or told to resign after supporting a jailed opposition leader. (Corinne Seminoff/CBC)
The Putin government's expanding crackdown on political dissent has entangled one of Russia's most iconic and respected institutions: Moscow's famously ornate Metro system.
Over the last week, dozens — perhaps even hundreds — of train drivers, mechanics, ticket agents and other public transit workers have been hauled before management and told to either resign or be fired.
The reason appears to be that either they or a family member signed onto a website calling for President Vladimir Putin's arch-foe, Alexei Navalny, to be freed from prison.
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