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Russian poet sentenced to 7 years in prison for reciting verses against war in Ukraine
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Between late February 2022 and earlier this month, 19,847 people have been detained in Russia for speaking out or protesting against the war, according to a rights group.
A Russian poet, Artyom Kamardin, received a 7-year prison sentence for reciting anti-war verses during a street performance in Moscow, in September 2022.
Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court convicted Kamardin on charges of making calls undermining national security and inciting hatred.
The widely unpopular move prompted hundreds of thousands to flee Russia to avoid being recruited into the military.
During Thursday’s hearing, Kamardin’s wife, Alexandra Popova, was escorted out of the courtroom by bailiffs after she shouted “Shame!” following the verdict.
The crackdown has been carried out under a law Moscow adopted days after sending troops to Ukraine that effectively criminalized any public expression about the war deviating from the official narrative.
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