More than 260 people are currently serving prison terms in Russia for crimes related to their anti-war stance.
In a bizarre case, a Russian university student has been sentenced to 10 days in prison by a Moscow court for naming his Wi-Fi router with a pro-Ukrainian slogan. russian media report.
According to an independent Russian news channel, Moscow State University student Oleg Tarasov changed the name of his WIFI router to “Slava Ukraine.” It means “Glory to Ukraine,” a tribute that became popular during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ostrodino Novosti.
National government rear According to reports, Tarasov was found guilty of propaganda and “public display of Nazi symbols” by Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday, and authorities seized his router.
According to the Russian human rights group OVD-Info, more than 260 people are currently serving prison terms for crimes related to their anti-war stance, and the number of detainees exceeds 20,000.
The repressive environment in Russia has worsened since the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a Russian penal colony north of the Arctic Circle in mid-February.
Russian state media largely ignored his death, but hundreds of people were reportedly detained for gathering at a makeshift memorial.
Amid heavy police presence, thousands of mourners – some chanting “Putin is a murderer” and “no to war” – defied arrest threats and marched in Moscow earlier this month. The crowd gathered for Navalny’s funeral. At least 103 people were detained in 20 Russian cities, OVD-Info reported.
A tightly controlled election will be held next week, with the country’s only anti-war candidate barred from running, and Putin’s rule likely to extend into the 2030s.
