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Criminalization of speech a serious setback for Russia

By Elena Milashina/CPJ Moscow Correspondent
Thousands gathered in December 2011 to protest the alleged vote rigging in parliamentary elections. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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.

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August 23, 2012 5:04 PM ET |
Tags: Aleksandr Khinshtein, Anatomy of a Protest, Andrei Krasnenkov, Defamation, Dmitry Medvedev, European Court of Human Rights, Foreigners Will Help Them, Legal Action, Mass Media Defense Center, Natalya Estemirova, NTV, Oleg Orlov, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian Press Council, Russian Union of Journalists, Vladimir Putin, Vsevolod Bogdanov

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