The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: ABX on September 08, 2016, 10:57:15 pm
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On July 7, 2016, Vladimir Putin signed into law the so-called Yarovaya Amendment to Russia’s anti-extremism laws. The amendment assigns sweeping new powers to security forces, beefs up controls of social media and telephone calls, and broadens the definition of extremism crimes. Paraded before the public as an anti-terrorism measure, its real purpose is to shield the Putin regime from internal dissent and unrest, especially with parliamentary elections forthcoming on September 18.
Among its more onerous provisions is the threat of criminal penalties for re-posting or “liking” articles on social media that the regime considers hostile....
http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2016/08/29/under-russias-new-extremism-laws-liking-my-writings-on-ukraine-could-mean-jail-terms/#18231f973f09