"I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final ...

The comedian, Artemy Ostanin, was convicted of “inciting hatred” by making a joke during a stand-up routine in March.

A Russian comedian, Artemy Ostanin, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for jokes deemed offensive. Convicted of ...

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made about a legless war veteran, ...

The 29-year-old was convicted of inciting hatred after performing a comedy routine that mocked a disabled war veteran. Judge Olesya Mendeleyeva said Ostanin would serve five years and nine months in a ...

Off color jokes, interpreted as criticism of the war in Ukraine, and others offensive to Christians, landed a standup ...

Dictatorships are often said to lack a sense of humor, and in today’s Russia that maxim has become increasingly literal.