Länk - Freedom House menar att Ryssland krossar demokrati
"Russia thus serves as a model for authoritarian-minded leaders in the region" and is a "pervasive influence" Mr Puddington added, with Freedom House pointing out that Russia-oriented states Belarus, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan "are among the world's worst" in human rights terms.
Rapporten skall publiceras på deras sajt idag, men jag ser inget än så länge.
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