Executive Director of the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth believes that in Russia oppressed freedom of speech.
Speaking on Thursday at a press conference in the Russian capital, he said that in Russia it sharply decreased public space to discuss issues and phrases of opinions contrary to the official position.
for reviews of the Company, has increased pressure on the media, including limits on foreign ownership of property in the media.
Executive Director of HRW also believes that the Internet in Russia " is subjected to serious harassment "." at present, the Prosecutor may dismiss any portal without a court order. In addition, decreased the possibility of free expression for bloggers who also become the object of harassment from the country, " said Roth.
Speaking of Crimea, the opposition leader said that the Crimean people who don't want to take Russian citizenship, " are discriminated against "." the most important thing this applies to the Crimean Tatars, but not only, but also others, which are, however, expressed dissatisfaction with this situation, " he said.
Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions according to the results of the March referendum in which an overwhelming number of voters were in favour of secession from Ukraine's reunification with Russia. The USA, EU and partner countries do not recognize the reunification of Russia and the Crimea, they have imposed sanctions against the parts authorized by the Russian Federation and organizations. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin Before he called the West's response to the Crimea to Russia absolutely inadequate to the fact that it was because the norms of international law were not violated.
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