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Russian Court Fines Man Who Communicates in Sign Language for Chanting Slogans
On 2/6/21 at 9:54 AM EST
A hearing-impaired man in Russia who communicates solely through sign language was fined after police claimed he had shouted protest slogans during anti-government demonstrations, a rights group has said.
Yevgeny Agafonov was detained by officers in St Petersburg on January 31 during the demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
But the group Apologia Protesta (Apology of Protest) said on its Telegram channel that he was not involved in the protests and was simply on his way to an arts and crafts shop before being detained by officers.