to do so, or promoting the suppression of freedom. but it s only been used twice to dissolve fringe movements, and it leaves it up to judges to decide whether acts like the salute are a crime. many think the law could ve been used after this protests over covid restrictions that attacked italy s main trade union. it was seen as out of the fascist playbook, since the unions were targeted under mussolini. forza nuova took part that day a fringe, hard right party still not banned. they chant hi. wow. well, this is. luca castellini, its deputy leader, was jailed for the violence but freed pending appeal. ..the flag up here of the donetsk people s republic. esatto, donbas. donbas in ukraine, the part of ukraine taken by russia or claimed by russia.
a gay rights activist in moscow says he feels singled out. translator: this is the information noise that we re becoming victims of. we re being used as scapegoats to attract attention and redirect the hatred that supports putin and the war. reporter: russian president vladimir putin often portrays himself as the savior of traditional family values even comparing lgbtq to devil worshipping. translator: such the total denial of a human being. suppression of freedom begins to look like a perverted religion, outright satanism. reporter: the new law bans praise of what the government considers non-traditional sexual relationships or otherwise suggesting those relationships are, quote, normal. but lgbtq activists who fled the country says the law will
equating western lgbtq freedoms to devil worshipping. translator: such a total denial of a human being. a rejection of faith and traditional values. suppression of freedom begins to look like a perverted religion, out right satanism. reporter: the new law bans praise of what the government considers nontraditional sexual relationships or otherwise suggesting those relationships are, quote, normal. but lgbtq activists this lgbtq activist who has fled the country says the law will essentially make it illegal to be openly gay in russia. translator: the only text that i can now show publicly, according to the law in russia in my social network on the street, in a newspaper, or in a movie, is, gays are outlawed, gays are bad, and lesbians
but not everyone is buying this. biden s push for a nationwide vaccine mandate for private business is being challenged in the courts and republicans are among the most vocal critics. this is the governor of alabama tweeting: overreach of government. suppression of freedom. these are two criticisms here in the uk. health secretary sajid javid has other concerns as well. i think it s unethical and also i think that, at a practical level, having some kind of universal mandate for vaccination doesn t work. there s another issue as well that forcing people to do something may deepen their resolve not to do it. this is the academic steven reicher. we re seeing resistance to stricter covid rules. these are protesters
i think our freedom is being suppressed. but this connection between mandates and a loss of freedom is rejected by some. stig abell, a presenter on times radio, argues: we ve heard similar arguments from presidentjoe biden as he s made the case for vaccine mandates. it is not about freedom or personal choice. - it s about protecting yourself and those around you. - but not everyone is buying this. biden s push for a nationwide vaccine mandate for private business is being challenged in the courts and republicans are among the most vocal critics. this is the governor of alabama tweeting: overreach of government. suppression of freedom. these are two criticisms here in the uk. health secretary sajid javid has other concerns as well.