11-22-2019 The proportion of respondents naming freedom of speech jumped to 58 percent, from 34, while for freedom of assembly and association it more than doubled, to 28 percent from 13. Thirty-nine percent cited the right to receive information, up from 25, and the right to participate in "social and political life" was named by 30 percent -- nearly twice as many as the 16 percent recorded in 2017.
A separate Levada poll, conducted earlier this autumn, seemed to reflect similar tendencies in public opinion. Asked whether they fear a "return to mass repressions," and how much they fear it, 28 percent said they "experience constant fear" of this development -- more than triple the 9 percent recorded in 2017. The proportion of Russians who live in constant fear of the "tightening of the political regime" shot up to 23 percent, from 7 percent 2017. https://www.rferl.org/a/the-week-in-russia-survey-says-russians-want-more-rights/30286931.html
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11-23-19 The Russian parliament passed a new ‘foreign agent’ bill Thursday that means the derogative Soviet-era label can now be applied to individuals as well as organizations. The bill also included new rules for media outlets deemed ‘foreign agents’, which face the possibility of being blocked online and incurring fines of up to $75,000. It is expected to be signed into law by President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks. https://thebell.io/en/russia-expands-use-of-foreign-agent-label/
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The right to a fair trial rose three spots in the ranking to third place, with 64% of Russians saying they value it this year compared to 50% two years ago, the survey published Wednesday said. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/11/20/russians-increasingly-value-free-speech-civil-rights-poll-a68247
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