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World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Russian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Internet Posts

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Russian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Internet Posts

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World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg sentenced anti-war activist Olga Smirnova to six years in prison on August 30 on a charge of spreading fake news about the armed forces.

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This news story is over a year ago, and the US locks up people all the time for political reasons
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  Whataboutism
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  Can you provide proof that people in today’s US have been given jail time for posting online government criticism?

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