The Russian Parliament passed a bill in the autumn of 2015 which bars the media from discussing extremism, undermining national security and constitutional order, and interfering with media-related legislation. In addition, the bill provides that if a report in a foreign medium is false or deliberately distorts the content, the news outlet will lose its license.
Muzzling the mouth of the people is like stopping the flow of a river. Russia makes endless efforts to control the media by revoking licenses and clamping down on public opinion, actions which are all infringements of the rights of the people. Article 1 of the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development states that Parliament shall not enact laws that deprive people of their right to free speech or place limitations on the press. See the Charter for more details.
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