Putin signs a hundred new laws
Feminist activist Yuliya Tsvetkova has been acquitted of all charges after three years awaiting trial. She was originally charged for “spreading pornography” after she uploaded body-positive cartoons to social media, in one of the earliest examples of repression in Russia taking a dark turn, and her release is a cause for celebration. The prosecution has appealed the verdict. On 14 July, Putin signed over 100 new bills into law, many of them aimed at reducing the rights of Russian citizens in various ways. These include expanding the definition of a “foreign agent” to anyone who receives...