Today in Short: Russia‘s ”foreign agent” law stifles critical reporting
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Today in Short: Russia‘s ”foreign agent” law stifles critical reporting

2021-09-21
United Russia, the party of President Vladimir Putin, claimed victory in Russia’s parliamentary elections this week – while the opposition maintains the results were based on fraud. Concerns about fairness were rampant already in the lead-up to the vote, with opposition politicians largely barred from running and, crucially, heavy restrictions on independent news media. In particular, Russia’s so-called “foreign agent” law has made it significantly more difficult for independent Russian media to ...
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