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Since the start of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian government intensified a crackdown on the dissenting media outlets and the people who expressed views contrary to the official state stance.

Legislation
On 4 March, /// was signed.

Crackdown on media
On 1 March 2022, Roskomnadzor, Russian censorship authority, restricted access to Echo of Moscow, a Russian radio station, and a Russian TV channel called Dozhd due to their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Multiple other media outlets were banned including BBC, TJournal, Voice of America, Bellingcat, Meduza, Deutsche Welle, Radio Liberty, Znak.com and so on. After some previous restrictive measures, Roskomnadzor again slowed down access to Twitter, accusing the platform failing to remove what it called "fake posts" about the "special operation", and designated Meta Platforms as an extremist organization.

Political repressions
Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian activist, was given a 9 year sentence in a maximum-security prison after being found contempt of court and embezzlement during a trial that was dubbed a "sham" by Amnesty International.