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Articles with tag "Censorship"

widening prosecution

Russia Handing Out More Jail Sentences Under War Censorship Laws in 2023 – Kommersant

Violations of Russia's laws against “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the military are more likely to result in a prison sentence...
opinion Ivan Filippov

Censorship in Russian Cinema Isn’t What You Think

The system of self-censorship artists have relied on for years is no longer enough to save projects from cancellation.
5 Min read
opinion Taisia Bekbulatova

Why Street Interviews in Russia Aren't Your Regular Vox Pops

Journalists love street interviews for their candidness and spontaneity. But in Russia, people don’t feel free to speak. If they do, anonymity is a myth...
3 Min read
continuing crackdown

Russia Jails Exiled War Critics 11 Years in Absentia Over 'Fakes'

Authorities accuse Ruslan Leviev and Michael Nacke of "fabricating evidence" in a March 2022 video report on Russian attacks in Ukraine.
2 Min read
opposition in exile

Russian Political Activist Katz Jailed 8 Years in Absentia for Spreading 'War Fakes'

Maxim Katz is well-known for his YouTube channel, where he discusses and criticizes Russia's invasion of Ukraine to his more than 1.8 million subscribers...
1 Min read
In Absentia

Moscow Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Pyotr Verzilov Over War Fakes

Verzilov is accused of spreading “fake news” for two social media posts about the atrocities in Bucha.
1 Min read
Unlikely defender

Wagner Boss Defends Russians' Right to Criticize Military Top Brass

Prigozhin said that Russians should be free to criticize senior military figures and that only ordinary soldiers were beyond criticism.
2 Min read
In depth

Books Removed and Movies Banned Under Russia’s ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Law

The vague wording of the legislation has encouraged self-censorship and led major publishers and streaming services to erase content.
4 Min read
domestic reaction

'Navalny' Oscar Win Ignored, Condemned by Russian State Media

Anybody relying solely on Russian state media to find out who won what at this year's Academy Awards might be forgiven for being none the wiser. 

2 Min read
wartime censorship 

Journalist Given 8 Months Community Service for Posting Mariupol Article

Freelance journalist Andrei Novashov has been ordered to perform community service for eight months for spreading “falsehoods” about the Russian army...
1 Min read
tightening the screws

Duma Votes to Expand Russia's Military Discreditation Law

Russian lawmakers have voted to criminalize “discrediting” anyone fighting for Russia, including volunteer and paramilitary groups.
2 Min read
'discrediting' the military

Russian Man Arrested for Daughter’s Anti-War Drawing

Masha Moskaleva, 12, drew a picture of the Ukrainian and Russian flags with the phrases “No to war” and “Glory to Ukraine.”
2 Min read
not for sale

Russian E-Commerce Platforms Block Anti-War Goods

“With the invasion of Ukraine, areas previously far removed from politics have started to get politicized,” the Avtozak Live outlet said.
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fresh charges

Russia Places Moldovan TikToker On Wanted List

The Russian authorities have placed popular blogger Nikolai Lebedev, who is more widely known by his TikTok handle Nekoglai, on its wanted person ...
ai surveillance

Russia Launches Web Crawler for Anti-Putin Memes, Banned Content

Russia’s state media watchdog has launched a tool to scrape the internet for banned content, the Vedomosti business daily reported Monday as...
2 Min read
opinion Mikhail Shevchuk

How Cancel Culture Works in Russia

The debate about how best to punish "incorrect" cultural figures in Russia — that is, those who criticize the war in Ukraine or the Kremlin &mdash...
stiff sentence

Russia Jails Blogger for 9 Years in Absentia for 'False Information' on War

A court in Moscow sentenced one of the first people charged under Russia’s wartime law against spreading “knowingly false information&rdquo...
'two runets'

1K Journalists Have Fled Russia Since Ukraine Invasion – Report

At least 1,000 Russian journalists have fled their country in the nearly 12 months since Moscow invaded Ukraine, according to a new report on the...
forbidden literature

First Probe Opened Into Breach of Russia’s New ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Law

Russia’s Interior Ministry has opened its first investigation into a breach of the recently expanded law against so-called "LGBT propaganda," State...
online censorship

Russia’s Media Regulator Granted Powers to Block all LGBT Sites

The Russian government has granted its media regulator the authority to block websites containing “LGBT propaganda” without a court order,...
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