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| Subject: Rights violation: Russian activist jailed after setting up Putin's fake gravestone Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:08 am | |
| A court in Russia has sentenced a man to 28 days in jail for creating a fake gravestone of President Vladimir Putin. Activist Karim Yamadayev was sentenced on Tuesday in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny for a repeat violation of the law on holding public events. He said he was protesting against a bill on Russia's "sovereign internet", saying it threatened freedom of speech. On Wednesday, Russia passed two bills penalising disrespect of authorities and the spreading of fake news. The first ban refers to "blatant disrespect" of the state, its officials and Russian society, and repeat offenders face up to 15 days in jail. The second bill prohibits sharing "false information of public interest, shared under the guise of fake news".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47559606
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