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This week, while a Russian government media watchdog is bringing a lawsuit against the Telegram messaging app, campaigners against landfill sites outside Moscow are being arrested.
This week, a Russian activist was prosecuted in a landmark trial that is being used to restrict freedom of assembly — and punish citizens who try to assert it.
