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Articles with tag "anti-war"

Russian Film Critic Charged Over ‘War Fakes’ Flees House Arrest

Yekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest in February over social media posts in which she allegedly spread “false information” about the Russian...

St. Petersburg Court Jails Anti-War Teenager Nearly 3 Years for ‘Discrediting’ Army

Daria Kozyreva was arrested in February 2024 after she attached a poem by Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko to his monument in St. Petersburg.
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Kamchatka Court Sentences Local Yabloko Leader to Another 2 Years in Prison

Vladimir Yefimov was first arrested in May 2022 for condemning Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities in Facebook posts.
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FSB Arrests Anti-War Yakutian Journalist on Terrorism Charges – Reports

Sasha Alexandrova left Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine but returned to the republic of Sakha last year.
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Military Court Jails Soviet-Era Dissident Skobov 16 Years for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

In a defiant last statement in court, Alexander Skobov condemned both Russian and U.S. leaders as “predators” engaged in an “imperialist conspiracy”...
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Russia’s First Imprisoned War Critic Gorinov Added to ‘Terrorist and Extremist’ List

Alexei Gorinov, a former Moscow councilor, was sentenced to seven years in prison in July 2022 for spreading “fake news” about the military.
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Leningrad Siege Survivor Stages Protest in St. Petersburg on Invasion Anniversary

Despite police pressure, Lyudmila Vasilyeva continued her protest for an hour without being detained.
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Russian Prosecutors Seek New Sentence for Imprisoned Journalist Ponomarenko

State prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for Siberian journalist and activist Maria Ponomarenko on charges of assaulting prison guards...
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Anti-War Radio Operator Released From Russian Prison

Vladimir Rumyantsev was sentenced to three years in prison in December 2022 on charges of spreading “false information” about the Russian military...
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ECHR Rules Moscow Suppressed Dissent Over Ukraine War

The ruling follows complaints filed by Russian independent media and individual applicants against Moscow over wartime censorship.
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Russian Jazz Musician Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Anti-War Facebook Posts

Saxophonist Andrei Shabanov, who is legally disabled, has an autoimmune disease affecting the skin and joints.
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Anti-War Theater Director Jailed 8 Years Over Social Media Posts Calling for Putin’s Death

Following the invasion of Ukraine, Anastasia Berezhinskaya, referring to Putin, wrote: “Destroy that bastard. Wipe him off the face of the Earth.”
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Serbia Orders Anti-Kremlin Russian to Leave Country – Report

Serbia’s Interior Ministry refused to extend Antyon Bobryshev’s residence permit, arguing his stay could pose an “unacceptable risk” to national...
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Russian Man Jailed for Daughter’s Anti-War Drawing Released From Prison

Alexei Moskalev was sentenced to prison last March for repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian military.
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Russian Man Jailed 5 Years Over Street Interview

Yuri Kokhovets was previously sentenced to five years of correctional labor, but prosecutors appealed, asking for a tougher sentence.
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Anti-War Professor Arrested, Fined in Russia's Volgograd

Roman Melnichenko, who previously taught constitutional and municipal law at Volgograd State University, was fired from his job in April 2022.
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Newspaper Publisher in Siberia Jailed 8 Years Over War ‘Fakes’

Sergei Mikhailov was arrested in April 2022 after publishing information about the Russian army’s mass killing of civilians in Ukraine.
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Whereabouts of 4 Russian Dissidents Unknown After Apparent Jail Transfers

Prison authorities in Russia often subject high-profile inmates to secret and lengthy transfers across the country.
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Anti-War Store Owner Released From St. Petersburg Prison

Videos showed Dmitry Skurikhin being greeted by his wife and family outside of a penal colony, where he had been held since August 2023.
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Russian Anti-War Committee Forms Team of 'Consuls' to Fight Deportations

The group of exiled opposition figures vowed to provide legal aid to "Russians with a visible anti-war stance" and who face the threat of deportation.
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