“The Russian people are not our enemy.” “We have every right to hear voices different from those imposed on us.”

Italians sang the Soviet national anthem and said that Russia was not their enemy. At special screenings of 'RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes' in Milan, viewers recorded a manifesto defending their right to receive information without pressure from the Italian authorities.

Officials in Rome are already trying to decide what citizens are allowed to watch. Lawmakers want to ban offline RT.Doc screenings by law. One senator even proposed prison terms of up to 12 years for supporting the festival.

But RT.Doc films continue to find their audience. Journalist Vincenzo Lorusso has helped organise more than 200 screenings in 60 Italian cities.

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