The measure eliminates the previous requirement for a separate court ruling to ban or dissolve a group before labeling it as extremist.<\/p>\n
The changes, which amend multiple laws including the federal statutes on extremism and mass media, are part of a broader legislative push by the Kremlin to tighten its grip on civil society.<\/p>\n
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