Blogger In Tatarstan Gets Three Years In Prison For Calling On Russian Soldiers To Desert

A court in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on September 11 sentenced blogger Parvinakhan Abuzarova to three years in prison on a charge of making calls online for Russian soldiers to desert the armed forces. The probe against the 30-year-old Abuzarova was launched in February after police searched her apartment in Tatarstan's capital, Kazan. She was then ordered not to leave the city. In March, a court in Kazan sent Abuzarova to house arrest. The details of the case remain unknown. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service, click here.