A 37-page Human Rights Watch report issued on Monday includes claims of disappearances, unwarranted raids and pressure on the media. Human Rights Watch said the situation with human rights is “in serious decline” as Russian and local authorities restrict freedom of assembly and freedom of speech, while the Russian authorities try to justify their repressive actions under the pretext of fighting extremism.

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