Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets yesterday in Poland, protesting what they see as growing authoritarianism in the country. Many were motivated in response to a new law that is supposed to target Russian propaganda in Poland. But as Katie Toth reports from Warsaw, protestors believe the law actually follows Russian tactics of repression of the opposition.
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