First things first: The Missing Link!
Dmitry Bogatov (maintainer for several Debian packages and a TOR exit node) was arrested in Moscow, accused of endorsing violence and mayhem. The Debian project reacted by - besides giving their moral support - revoking access rights based on his private key as a precaution, in case the key gets compromised.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 19 2017, @03:17PM
They weren't living at the power center of an actual dictatorship.