article_snippet: The poll - unrecognised by the international community - was held under the eyes of elite Russian troops who had swarmed key sites across Crimea two weeks earlier in unmarked uniforms.
article_snippet: While some Russians celebrated having recovered Crimea, Amnesty International accused the region's pro-Kremlin authorities of an 'unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent' under Russia's rule. '
article_snippet: Since Russia annexed Crimea, the de facto authorities are using a vast array of bully boy tactics to crack down on dissent; a spate of abductions between March and September have prompted many vocal critics to leave the region,' John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International'sdirector for Europe and Central Asia, said. '
article_snippet: While some Russians celebrated having recovered Crimea, Amnesty International accused the region's pro-Kremlin authorities of an 'unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent' under Russia's rule Russia's rule .