First prison sentences for ‘disinformation’ about Russian army | Abroad

Alexei Gorinov faces seven years in prison. He held up a handwritten note against the window of his cage in the courtroom: “Do you still need this war?”

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Russia has begun to impose prison terms for spreading “disinformation” about the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine. That law was hastily drafted by the Duma a week after Putin’s invasion; the years of incarceration seem to be reserved for opposition politicians for the time being.

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