"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.

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

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

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

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Artemy Ostanin sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony after joking about a ‘legless’ war veteran.

The joke he made triggered outrage among nationalists and military bloggers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...