{"id":721006,"date":"2021-09-05T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T22:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=721006"},"modified":"2021-09-05T18:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T22:51:09","slug":"russias-opposition-candidates-decry-govt-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-opposition-candidates-decry-govt-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s opposition candidates decry govt censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussias-opposition-candidates-decry-govt-censorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=721006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2510536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2510536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman holds a placard reading \u201cYou can\u2019t shut up everyone!\u201d as journalists and supporters take part in a protest against the list of \u201cforeign agent\u201d media in central Moscow. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:43 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, September 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Opposition candidates in Russia\u2019s upcoming parliamentary elections have ramped up media outreach ahead of election days. In a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, a group of opposition candidates spoke with dozens of journalists from both state and independent media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates warned the government\u2019s recent restrictions on freedom of the press violated Russia\u2019s constitution. In recent days, the Putin Cabinet designated more than 50 media outlets as \u201cforeign agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opposition candidates said the decision was aimed at silencing any political dissent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur authorities want to completely wipe out the media sphere,\u201d opposition candidate Nikola Kavkazsky expressed. \u201cNow, the designation of Dozhd, Meduza and other media as \u2018foreign agents\u2019 are steps toward establishing a dictatorship that was described by Orwell, with the main slogan being: \u2018ignorance is power.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who has Russia labeled as a &#8216;Foreign Agent?&#8217; Check out the full list of media organizations, NGOs, and individuals here. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RFERLinRussia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RFERLinRussia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MediaFreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MediaFreedom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PHubciBJPj\">https:\/\/t.co\/PHubciBJPj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RFE\/RL Pressroom (@RFERLPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RFERLPress\/status\/1433746593266688002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Russians will head to polls over a three day period due to COVID-19 restrictions, while mail-in voting and early voting are underway. The election is slated for September 17 through September 19.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-hogan-getting-mixed-messages-from-the-biden-admin-on-booster-shots\/\">Gov. Hogan: Getting Mixed Messages From The Biden Admin. 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