Kamran Manafly, a 28-yr-old geography teacher in Moscow, rejected new guidelines on lecturing to his students about the invasion of Ukraine. Then he wrote on Instagram, “I don’t want to be a mirror for state propaganda.” His school promptly fired him. Now he’s fled the country. 
He told Meduza that the school even called the police on him, when he came to the office the day after his dismissal to collect his things and say goodbye to his students. Later, a security guard even attacked him. All but one of his former colleagues ignored the beating.
The school’s administrators then distributed photos showing Manafly’s vacation in the USA and Europe, claiming that he’s a foreign agent, and they pressured parents to delete posts on social media in his support, threatening actions by children’s services.
The school’s director then started threatening to have him sent to prison for 15 years for “betraying the Motherland.” She has a municipal govt role, too, so her words aren’t empty. That’s when he decided to GTFO of Russia. Sad story. meduza.io/feature/2022/0…
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