The Kremlin has rubbished an analysis from the US State Department that says Russia is plagued by human rights breaches, police surveillance and poor jail conditions, insisting that Washington just rehashes the claims each year.
On Tuesday, American diplomats published the report that alleges Russia “has a highly centralized, authoritarian political system dominated by President Vladimir Putin.” Among the charges leveled at Moscow were the claims that it allows torture, “harsh and life-threatening conditions in prisons” and the “severe suppression of freedom of expression and media.”
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