April 2024 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Reuters/Denis SinyakovA Russian court has sentenced two teenagers to hard time for graffiti and anti-war social media posts. Lyubov Lizunova, 16, was sentenced to 3.5 years in a penal colony, while 19-year-old Alexander Snezhkov got 6 years, the court’s press service said Thursday. The two were detained by federal agents in October 2022 for writing “death to the regime” in graffiti in the city of Chita.Since President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has ordered a crackdown on dissent ac
A teenager from the Siberian city of Chita has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for anti-war graffiti and social media posts, a Russian court said Thursday.