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– New report: Stifling free speech in Russia, 2012-2018 (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News October 10, 2018

Laws passed since Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in May 2012 have dramatically strengthened the authorities' control over the flow of information online and offline, radically restricting free expression in Russia.
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