A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg sentenced anti-war activist Olga Smirnova to six years in prison on August 30 on a charge of spreading fake news about the armed forces. Smirnova was also banned from administering websites for three years. Prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence.
The 54-year-old activist of the Peaceful Resistance movement was arrested in May 2022. Investigators say she placed materials about Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine on the Internet that contradicted official Defense Ministry statements.
Smirnova pleaded not guilty, and her lawyers say they intend to appeal the decision.
Not important, but she’s 54?! With slightly more modern glasses and hair she could pass as 24!
Fr I didn’t even notice until you said it and I read the text afterwards.
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Because protesting gets you prison.
Here’s hoping they assassinate Putin soon.
Meanwhile on hexbear
I honestly want to see the discourse, but it would just kill brain cells
“This is fine” - tankies
Weird, I thought we were living in a literal 1984 dictatorship. Did they forget to tell Putin?
