Rights groups ask Russian court to strike down law against war protests
The rights groups want Russia's Constitutional Court to rule that the ban on dissent against the war in Ukraine violates basic freedoms of conscience, expression and assembly.
Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons as they gather at a recruitment centre in Simferopol, Crimea, April 25, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXEY PAVLISHAK)ByREUTERS
