Now "Internet extremism" gets you a prison sentence in Russia
From http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-signs-law-giving-prison...
June 30, 2014
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia.
People found guilty of financing extremist activities or expressing support for them online now face prison terms under a bill signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.
Once the law takes effect, the dissemination of online material deemed extremist will be a criminal offense, meaning that even "liking" or reposting content on a social network could land users in hot water with the authorities.
In January, Vyacheslav Dmitriyev, a member of Moscow State University's philosophy department, was briefly detained and questioned by the Federal Security Service for reposting an article about a theoretical coup d'etat on a social network, Slon.ru reported at the time.
The bill was approved by the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on June 20 and by the Federation Council, the upper chamber, on June 25. It was published with Putin's signature on the government's legal information portal Monday.
The law also entails the addition of a new article — "financing of extremist activities" — to the Criminal Code.
Those found guilty of providing or collecting funds for an organization known to be preparing an extremist crime will face up to three years in prison, as well as up to 500,000 rubles ($14,700) in fines and being barred from holding certain positions.
Public incitement of extremism — including in the media and on the Internet — will get the offender up to five years in prison.
Anyone found guilty of organizing the activities of a group deemed by the authorities to be extremist will also face time behind bars: up to eight years in prison and up to 500,000 rubles in fines.
Roskomnadzor, Russia's official media watchdog, is in charge of compiling and updating the government blacklist of websites found to contain extremist material. Currently, there are more than 2,000 websites on the list. ~
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Very interesting. I would
Very interesting. I would love to see the list. Pro-Soviet voices are surely not on it, even though Communism is one of the most extreme ideologies there is. But criticizing the Rape Army is an offense already in Russia.
Good find. Haven't seen it anywhere else yet.
I have to thank Paul Westman
I picked it up from his posting.
Andrew Anglin would be arrested, prosecuted and found guilty in the glorious great White Slavland of his hero "Vlad." Authoritarianism does not always work in our favor, does it?
RT has given a little more
RT has given a little more detail on just what "extremism" they are concerned about:
IOW, White Russians must accept the multi-racial, multi-cultural make-up of the Russian Federation - it's the reality. What I said about National Socialism on Monday is fully rejected by Putin. Those who cling to the idea he has a "secret plan" to defeat our enemies "when the time comes" are no different from those who believe in "the secret underground bases of the Nazis who are preparing to ultimately destroy our enemies."
Also see: http://rt.com/politics/dyomushkin-russian-nationalist-extremism-270/
In the strategy, the police
In the strategy, the police list radical Muslim movements, domestic nationalist groups, football hooligans, illegal immigrants and certain foreign NGOs and religious groups as the main threats to security.
How about radical Jewish movements, domestic international groups and Antifa hooligans? All illegal immigrants from 3rd world countries or just those from Poland and Ukraine for example? What kind of "certain" foreign NGOs and religious groups? Revisionists' lobbies or SS veteran clubs and CI, maybe?