Putin has recently closed down the only kind-of-little-bit independent TV channel. Two days ago, he destroyed the last somewhat-semi-free newspaper.
Yesterday, the blogs of people who were not entirely laudatory of Putin’s activities were closed down.
The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees freedom of speech and bans censorship. Putin presents himself as the defender of everything Russian, yet he tramples on the constitution and makes speaking your mind in Russian one of the most unsafe activities in the country.
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