Russian Comedian Jailed for Nearly Six Years Over Joke About War Veteran

By admin February 5, 2026 No comment

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A Russian court has sentenced stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin to nearly six years in prison for inciting hatred after a joke he made about a war veteran sparked public outrage. Ostanin was handed a jail term of five years and nine months along with a fine of 300,000 roubles, a Reuters reporter said, in one […]

Evan Gershkovich: Waiting for her brother, Putin’s ‘bargaining chip’ in Russian jail

By admin March 29, 2024 No comment

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One year ago, Danielle Gershkovich received shocking news from her mother: her younger brother, Evan, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, had been arrested in Russia on charges of espionage. Facing the possibility of 20 years in prison, Danielle describes the past year as incredibly difficult, marked by uncertainty and worry. Despite his confinement, […]

Grzegorz Braun: Polish MP who doused Hanukkah candles loses immunity

By admin January 18, 2024 No comment

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Members of Parliament in Poland have voted to remove the parliamentary immunity of far-right politician Grzegorz Braun after he extinguished candles lit for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah in a highly controversial act. The global condemnation of Braun’s actions resulted in a fine in December, but the recent decision to revoke his parliamentary immunity now […]

Denmark intends to impose prison sentence for publicly incinerating the Quran

By admin August 26, 2023 No comment

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In response to a series of Quran burnings that sparked outrage in Muslim countries, the Danish government has introduced a proposal to prohibit the public burning of religious texts, including the Quran. Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard emphasized that such acts not only harmed Denmark’s reputation but also posed a risk to its citizens’ safety. The […]

Swedish Court Sentences Kurdish Individual to Prison for Financing Terrorism Following Turkish Request for Action

By admin July 7, 2023 No comment

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In Sweden, a Kurdish man has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for various crimes, including an attempt to finance terrorism. This is the first instance where Sweden’s updated anti-terrorism laws have been utilized in a case involving the Kurdish militant group PKK. Turkey has long urged Sweden to take action against Kurdish separatists. […]

Turkey tightens its grip over social media

By admin July 29, 2020 No comment

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The Turkish parliament has cleared a controversial law, which has provisions to control the operation of social media platforms. As per the law, all social media firms with more than a million Turkish users is to set up local offices and comply with requests to remove content. The law has provisions to punish with fines […]

Russia introduces bill that curtails freedom of speech

By admin December 4, 2019 No comment

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced a controversial bill that can reduce the freedom of speech to a level in which it is almost unrecognisable. The newly introduced law empowers the country the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. That simply means the Russians who use the social media […]