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Journalists in Trouble Newsletter Share Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill that obliges foreign IT companies to set up local units or face penalties including a possible ban, as Moscow continues to try and tighten its control over the flow of information on the Internet. The bill, signed by Putin on July 1 and placed on the official website for legal information, requires foreign IT companies with a daily audience of at least 500,000 people to set up full-fledged branches in Russia that would be responsible for violations of Russian legislation. INCIDENTS AND THREATS Belarusian journalist Andrey Alyaksandrau, who was arrested in January amid an ongoing crackdown on media and pro-democracy activists, has been charged with high treason. Alyaksandrau and his girlfriend Iryna Zlobina were arrested on January 12 and charged with organizing and preparing activities that violate public order over unsanctioned mass rallies demanding that long-time authoritari

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