NEW RESEARCH #ProtectTheProtest ✊ Freedom to peacefully assemble is a human right. Authorities in #Russia have sought to eliminate any dissent: ❌severe clampdowns on peaceful protests ❌increasingly repressive laws ❌human rights abuses 🆘Russian authorities have passed laws criminalising the expression of opinions critical of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Despite the repression, Russian citizens continue to find ways to express dissent and are still protesting. 📣Journalists, media workers and protest monitors hold authorities to account during protests and spread information- yet in Russia they are being targeted. Link in bio to read the report