On February 24, a court in St. Petersburg arrested 18-year-old Darya Kozyreva for 'discrediting' the Russian army after she taped a piece of paper with an excerpt from a poem by Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko to his monument. Concurrently, Sergey Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, who took over for Muratov last September, was arrested in Moscow by anti-extremism officers on charges of 'discrediting' the Russian army related to an article published by the newspaper. These incidents have raised alarms over escalating repression, with comparisons being drawn to the political purges of 1937, signaling a concerning return to practices reminiscent of Stalin's era.
⚠️ RUSSIA DETAINS NEWSPAPER EDITOR ON DISCREDITING ARMY CHARGES - MEDIA (Reuters) Russian authorities on Thursday detained journalist Sergei Sokolov, the editor of Novaya Gazeta, on charges of discrediting the army, the newspaper and Russian state media reported. Novaya Gazeta… https://t.co/PboVWALwUy
Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Sergey Sokolov arrested on charges of ‘discrediting’ Russian army. Putin’s repression is picking up steam. It’s starting to feel like 1937 (the beginning of Stalin’s purge) https://t.co/Cb2OF4ouBa
"Anti-extremism" officials in Moscow have arrested Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov (who took over for Muratov last Sept) for a misdemeanor "discrediting the military" offense in one of the newspaper's articles. https://t.co/hDFElUUG3g
Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Sergey Sokolov has been arrested in Moscow by anti-extremism officers on charges of “discrediting” the Russian army. The case reportedly concerns an article published by the newspaper. https://t.co/I8waXwp0OA
On February 24, a court in St. Petersburg arrested 18-year-old Darya Kozyreva for “discrediting” the Russian army after she taped a piece of paper with an excerpt from a poem by Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko to his monument. https://t.co/ULhIoN7pAD