New laws aim to crush even mild forms of protest in Russia

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In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Marat Grachev and his staff at his computer repair store in Moscow discussed how to voice their opposition in an environment where any dissent is silenced.

Grachev, 35, thought taking to the streets seemed futile, as demonstrators were being dragged away by the police moments after brandishing signs. 

Marat Grachev, 35, stands in his computer repair shop in Moscow where he was forced to change a screen that said ‘No War’ and was fined 100,000 rubles (Dmitry Kozlov/CBC )

So they came up with a digital solution. 

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