Svetlana Petrichuk and Yevgenia Berkovich’s trial, which was partially held behind closed doors, has raised concerns about artistic freedom

A military court in Moscow convicted a Russian playwright and a theatre director for “justifying terrorism” in a play about Isis brides and sentenced them to six years in prison each.

Svetlana Petrichuk and Yevgenia Berkovich were sentenced for producing a play called The Brave Falcon Finist that is inspired by Russian women who went to Syria in the mid-2010s to marry fighters of the terror group.

Petrichuk, 44, and Berkovich, 39, intend to appeal their conviction.

Their trial, which was partially held behind closed doors, has raised concerns about artistic freedom in the country.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.eeEnglish
    24·
    2 months ago

    a military court in Moscow

    Golly gee wiz, everybody! I wonder where Trump got his idea for military tribunals for citizens from?

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      That’s that Russian World goodness and why Putin tries so hard to spread it to other countries so everyone can be happy like them.

  • cmder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    2 months ago

    Their trial, which was partially held behind closed doors, has raised concerns about artistic freedom in the country.

    As if there are any freedom in moscovia. You suck putin dick or you go to goulag.

    • AmidFuror@fedia.io
      6·
      2 months ago

      You’re obviously a troll. But what has me confused is if you wrote “Hi Hitler” in a previous post ironically or you actually didn’t know the expression is “Heil Hitler.”