Joint Statement on Russia's "Sovereign Internet Bill"

Human Rights Watch, together with 9 human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, calls on Russian President Vladmir Putin, not to sign the so-called “Sovereign Internet Bill” as it will lead to further limitations of already restricted Internet and media freedoms in the country. The bill (No. 608767-7) amends the laws “On Communications” and "On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection" and states its aim as enabling the Russian Internet to operate independently from the World Wide Web in the event of an emergency or foreign threat. On 16 April 2019, the Russian…

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