Presumably we should celebrate such 'engagement'. After all, we constantly bemoan the alleged apathy of young people.
If I now tell you that the young man in question is currently in prison, awaiting trial for organising public disorder, and - if convicted - is looking at a significant stretch in prison, you would probably jump to the conclusion that he lives in some far-away country that fails to respect democracy and human rights.
Wrong. He lives in a member state of the European Union, Estonia. He is one of the 40 per cent of ethnic Russians who live in Estonia and whose 'status' within the country has been, and remains, contentious since Estonia became independent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He is part of a youth organisation that campaigns for equal rights, in support of migrants and refugees, and which is a member of the Estonian Committee for the 'All Different, All Equal' European campaign.
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