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DonateFrom conflict-ridden Syria to aspiring world leader Brazil, 10 nations on a downslope. By Karen Phillips
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Attacks on the Press
| Brazil, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam
Shortly after the May 7 presidential inauguration of Vladimir Putin, the Russian parliament passed four major bills in record time--all of them meant to counter the protests that first erupted in the country in December 2011.
Continue reading Criminalization of speech a serious setback for Russia »
Russia's State Duma has passed a number of new laws in the
past week, all seemingly aimed at reining in civil society and criticism of
public figures. The bills would re-criminalize defamation and impose limits and
labels on NGOs. They follow the introduction last month of excessive fines for
unauthorized protests.
Continue reading Internet law: a good bad example of Russia's backsliding »
