Russia’s anti-extremism legislation in action
By DW
10 September 2018 |
1:25 pm
Russia is using a controversial anti-extremism law to silence unwelcome critics and opposition groups. Valentin Sokolov spent seven months in jail because of something he published on the internet. DW's Miodrag Soric visited the activist.
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