Document #2103770

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Leader Of Uzbek Diaspora In Russia Detained Over Meme

 

By RFE/RL's Russian Service

A Moscow court on January 19 sent a leader of the Uzbek diaspora in Russia, Usman Baratov, to pretrial detention for at least two months on a charge of inciting hatred with his online posts. Baratov pleaded not guilty to the charge, which stemmed from a post last month related to an abrupt increase of egg prices in Russia. Baratov's post contained a photo of an unattractive hen with a caption saying: "No bloody eggs to you! Bring back the roosters from the front line!" Baratov was arrested amid an outcry by pro-Kremlin bloggers who said the post humiliated the wives of Russian men mobilized to fight in Ukraine.

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ecoi.net description:
Moscow: Court sends Usman Baratov, a leader of the Uzbek diaspora, to pretrial detention for at least 2 months; he published a post that was viewed as referring to wives of mobilised men calling for the return of their husbands
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
19 January 2024
Original link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-uzbek-meme-insult-soldiers/32783980.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
Russian
Available on ecoi.net since:
5 February 2024
Document ID:
2103770

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