Thursday, February 4, 2021

Russian Journalist Jailed After Court Deems Joking Retweet A 'Call To Protest'

Sergei Smirnov, pictured being detained at a "solo protest" in May 2020, was sentenced to 25 days in jail on Wednesday for allegedly calling on people to protest through a Twitter repost.

A Moscow court has sentenced Sergei Smirnov to 25 days in jail for retweeting a post that poked fun at his resemblance to a Russian musician and made reference to an upcoming anti-Kremlin protest.

(Image credit: Vladimir Gerdo/Vladimir Gerdo/TASS)

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