Week-ending 6 November 2020

‘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