The Kremlin’s War on Liberalism
In Russia, anti-terror regulations have often been used to stifle independent journalists, particularly those who are critical of President Vladimir Putin’s government. Yet any outcry has been muted in recent years; in fact, few are discussing the repression at all – which is precisely the point.
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MOSCOW – In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States, the so-called “War on Terror” was launched. But the US-led military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were not the whole of it; many countries also ramped up monitoring and policing of domestic media and ordinary citizens. Freedom of expression and personal privacy, governments claimed, would have to be curtailed for the sake of security.