SOURCE: DUMA.GOV.RU
25 December 2020
RUSSIA’S “DECEMBER LAWS:” THE END OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION? Putin’s regime is steering an ever-sharper course in its domestic policy, with new legislative changes paving the way for more severe repression. The State Duma on December 23 approved a bill, under which any individual could be deemed “a foreign agent” if they receive material or monetary support from abroad. The law along with a whole package of others adopted that day could prevent anyone whom the regime deems an enemy from engaging in public activity.
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