Russia Cracks Down on Independent Voices
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Independent media in Russia has been stifled, with news sites blocked, labeled "foreign agents," and journalists arrested.
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Human rights groups and NGOs have been outlawed as "undesirable" organizations and forced to shut down.
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Lawyers representing Kremlin critics and activists face prosecution, forcing some to flee Russia.
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An LGBTQ "propaganda" law effectively outlaws activism, and the Supreme Court banned the LGBTQ "movement."
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Religious minorities like Jehovah's Witnesses have been labeled "extremist" organizations, with hundreds of members prosecuted.