Voting at gunpoint: ‘Referendums’ continue in occupied areasMoscow-installed officials in occupied east Ukraine are continuing with a referendum on whether to join Russia. The voting process was described as “an opinion survey under the gun barrel” by a local Ukrainian official, adding that Moscow-backed local authorities sent armed escorts to accompany election officials and to take down the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia. Election officials accompanied by police officers carried ballots to homes and set up mobile polling stations, citing safety reasons. The votes are s…