Quote for the Week. Damelya Aitkhozhina (Human Rights Watch): “As Russia reports record numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths, authorities seem paradoxically concerned with preventing health workers from talking about the crisis.”

Week-ending 6 November 2020

Damelya Aitkhozhina

‘As Russia reports record numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths, authorities seem paradoxically concerned with preventing health workers from talking about the crisis, hospital overcrowding, and shortage of personal protective equipment.’

Damelya Aitkhozhina, Russia Researcher at Human Rights Watch


Source: Damelya Aitkhozhina, ‘Russia Should Support Health Workers, Not Silence Them. New Fines, Instructions Send Chilling Messages,’ Human Rights Watch, 2 November 2020

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