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A Russian court handed down a prison sentence of nearly three years to Darya Kozyreva, a young activist who used 19th-century poetry and graffiti to protest the conflict in Ukraine.

A Reuters witness in the court on Friday said Kozyreva, 19, was found guilty of repeatedly "discrediting" the Russian army after she put up a poster with lines of Ukrainian verse on a public square and gave an interview to Sever.Realii, a Russian-language service of Radio Free Europe.

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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Every US citizen who wants to prevent the same thing from happening in the States should go and protest today. Find an event near you and show the fascists that they can expect resistance.

Best of luck from Europe.

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They're getting nearly as bad as the US.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

Nah, they're definitely worse. Its just that the US seems hell bent on catching up with Russia currently.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They've been worse. Most of it just doesn't get covered by Western media (or, like, any media). Trump is trying to emulate putin, not the other way around.