Russia Can Now Jail People for 15 Years for Tweeting About the War on Ukraine

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdmdn/russian-law-fifteen-years-jail-tweeting-ukraine-war

Russia’s lower parliament unanimously passed a law on Friday morning that will criminalize sharing what the Kremlin determines is “fake” information about the country’s armed forces, with punishments ranging from fines of $45,000 to prison terms of up to 15 years.

While the new law is being seen primarily as yet another nail in the coffin of a free press in Russia, the wording of the legislation is so broad that it applies not only to journalists and media outlets, but to any citizen expressing their opinion.

“[This law is] targeting any citizen who speaks the truth,” Olga Lautman, a Kremlin analyst at the Center for European Policy Analysis told VICE News.

And given the fact that the Kremlin has already outlawed the use of the words “invasion” or “war” to describe what is happening in Ukraine, this latest move is designed to further limit the amount of information Russian citizens have about the atrocities Russia is perpetrating in Ukraine.

Within an hour the law was approved by the upper chamber of the parliament, the Federal Council, and it will now be sent to President Vladimir Putin to sign, which could happen as soon as Saturday, the Moscow Times reported.

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[SheltieLover]

1. Wow!

Freebumb, right? I hope magats are paying attention!

[Karadeniz]

2. We need to get that shortwave system into Russia yesterday.

[Bengus81]

3. That's where we'd be at if Trump would have taken over after Jan 6th

Any tweets about him not deemed kissing his ass would have be met with a swift prison sentence.

[Wingus Dingus]

4. Are younger Russians ready to live in a bigger, better-fed North Korea?