History shows Snowden may face tough exile in Russia

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3. If that's

"You wish. The author seems to be confusing Russia with USSR. "

...the case, some of the human rights organizations do too. Still, I don't think the piece is conflating the two. The comment appears to be about the current state of Russia.

Cynical subversion of justice in the name of security: Returns to torture in Central Asia
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/cynical-subversion-justice-name-security-returns-torture-central-asia-2013-

When It Comes To Extraditions, Russia Often Cooperates

by Susan Armitage

Russia so far has refused to extradite former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, portraying this as a principled stand to protect a whistle-blower.

But while the United States and Russia don't see eye to eye over extradition issues (the two countries don't have an extradition treaty), Moscow often cooperates with requests from governments in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.

The human rights group Amnesty International says Russian authorities have unlawfully returned and sometimes forcibly abducted asylum seekers, sending them back to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, countries accused of widespread human rights abuses.

Many of the suspects are wanted on charges of belonging to banned Islamist groups or sharing extremist literature, claims that human rights groups say are often based on shoddy evidence.

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/27/205795904/when-it-comes-to-extraditions-russia-often-cooperates