An unemployed man in the western Russian city of Samara has been found guilty of publishing extremist statements on the Internet and given a one-year suspended jail sentence, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
Dmitry Kirillin posted text on his blog that criticized Russia's government and called for readers to protest against it.
A representative of the Federal Security Service (FSB) department in Samara Oblast told RFE/RL that Kirillin was fully capable of understanding that by posting his articles on the Internet he was sharing his ideas on working against the state.
Dmitry Kirillin posted text on his blog that criticized Russia's government and called for readers to protest against it.
A representative of the Federal Security Service (FSB) department in Samara Oblast told RFE/RL that Kirillin was fully capable of understanding that by posting his articles on the Internet he was sharing his ideas on working against the state.