On March 5 President Putin signed into force a new law calling for sentences of up to 15 years in prison for people who distribute false information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Many and international and domestic media outlets have already suspended or shut down their operations in Russia. The Investigative Committee instituted criminal proceedings against bloggers Veronika Belotserkovskaya, Alexander Nevzorov and other people as a result of their posts containing “false information”.
Source: rferl.org
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