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

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

March 18 (Reuters) - A Russian comedian has been arrested while trying to leave the country after he was publicly denounced for allegedly mocking war invalids. In a clip from a stand-up performance ...