BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 21:23:00
More examples, theatre director zhenya berkovich wrote anti—war poems. she's been charged with justifying terrorism in one of her plays. that could mean seven years in prison. and for anti—war online posts... august bornova is accused of spreading fake news about the russian army. she faces a decade in jail. on paper, the russian constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, and freedom of speech. in reality, russians who publicly criticise those in power are taking a considerable risk. the authorities here built up quite a hefty tool box of repressive laws, which are used to punish those...