Each year on June 1, Russia marks Children’s Day, a day dedicated to protecting minors’ rights.
To mark the date this year, rights advocates and researchers are drawing renewed attention to the mounting political indoctrination and criminal prosecution of children amid the Kremlin’s wartime crackdown on dissent.
The Moscow Times looks at the growing political and legal pressures faced by minors in Russia.
Indoctrination
In a report seen by The Moscow Times, Amnesty International said Russian authorities have systematically transformed the country’s education system into a tool “to indoctrinate children” and “promote pro‑government and pro‑war narratives.”
