Protect Freedom of Assembly and Expression
Act in solidarity with people in Russia who dare to protest its war against Ukraine. Tell Russia to repeal the war censorship laws.
In Russia, merely speaking out against the war in Ukraine is an act of protest. A week after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Russian authorities introduced a special set of laws, the so-called war censorship laws, that made opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine a crime.
These laws introduced prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading “fake news” and up to seven years for “discrediting” the Russian army. Many in Russia are now serving unjust prison sentences because of these laws.
Peaceful protest and freedom of expression are human rights. Sign our petition calling on the Russian authorities to repeal these laws and release all those imprisoned under them immediately and unconditionally.
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Top image: Anti war protester being arrested at the center of Moscow, in Moscow, Russia, on February 28, 2022 during a demonstration against the war on Ukraine. Photo by Daniil Danchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
