“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanctions as I live in Crimea”

Re:“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanction... by my_first_acct on Thursday July 25, 2019 @10:11PM (#20531785)

The US has in fact sanctioned Russian officials associated with the annexation of Crimea. [1]

You might also spare some sympathy for those residents of Crimea who did not wish to join the Russian Federation, for example, many Crimean Tatars. Not only have they suffered the loss of access to github, they also have to contend with a campaign of political repression. [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_sanctioned_duri...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Crimea#Crimean_Tat...

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Re:“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanction... by SpaceRaccoon on Friday July 26, 2019 @03:42AM (#20533069)

So whose will should trump the other? The majority or the minority?

Perhaps you should spare some sympathy for the majority of the Crimean populace who wished to rejoin Russia- I notice you have none.

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