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

A Russian comedian has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony after he was accused of making a joke about a legless war veteran.

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

A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made ...

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on ...

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 ...

The charges stemmed from a joke Ostanin made about a legless war veteran, which caused significant outrage among nationalists and military bloggers. Ostanin was also convicted of offending Christians ...

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

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