The number of political prisoners in Russia has reached above 230 as President Vladimir Putin’s government implements an “ever-increasing array of laws specifically designed to criminalize acts of everyday life,” according to a new report created with input from the Moscow-based rights group Memorial.
RFE/RL: Report cocuments ‘ever-increasing array of laws’ used in Russian political repression
Russian police block a street during a protest rally against planned increases to the nationwide pension age in Saint Petersburg on Sept. 9, 2018.
