Vladimir Putin has been steadily winding back the clock on Russia's democracy. Independent media outlets have been shuttered, Western businesses have left and free speech has effectively been stamped out.
February 24 was the "final nail in the coffin" of free speech, Mr Garner says. Today, any form of dissent is done "extremely subversively".that interest in VPN services has already skyrocketed since the start of the war.to allow passengers to witness their emotions.These acts aren't intended to capture extensive media attention, according to Russia expert Maria Silina.
The Moscow Times reports that a much higher number than usual fled to other countries of the former Soviet Union. He has described the steady stamping out of dissent in Russia as "scary" and getting "worse and worse". Most protesters are issued fines for a first offence. But Human Rights Watch has claimed that since the invasion, police have also used excessive force against dissenters while detaining them.inflicted abuse on those in custody which amounted to torture or inhuman and degrading treatmentMr Putin and the Kremlin are alert to any possible challenges to the narrative of the war that they have established, Mr Garner says, and public discourse has the potential to challenge that.
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