The Kiselyovsk City Court in the Siberian region of Kemerovo on March 9 sentenced local activist Bulat Shumekov to seven years in prison on a charge of discrediting Russia's armed forces. Shumekov was charged in April after he published a video about Russia's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Before that he was fined three times for openly condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Siberian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison
- By Current Time
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