In 2017 legislation signed off by President Vladimir Putin decriminalised many offences of domestic violence – but since then women have fought back, campaigning for a new law to punish offenders and protect victims from further attacks. #Putin #Russia #TheFinancialTimes . See if you get the FT for free as a student or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. Read here about Russia’s 2017 vote on domestic violence: https://on.ft.com/3aHJiiF.

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