Russian authorities punish 11-year-olds for criticizing Ukraine war
04/28/2022, 21:38
Since the attack on Ukraine, Russian authorities have intensified their crackdown on critics. Minors are not spared either. An 11-year-old from the city of Kamyshin is now on the blacklist. He is said to have “discredited” Moscow’s armed forces online.
In Russia, an 11-year-old boy is regularly reported to the authorities for allegedly insulting the country’s army in the war against Ukraine. The student from the city of Kamyshin, in the Volgograd region, has been blacklisted “for distributing information on social media that discredits the use of Russian armed forces to protect the Russian Federation and its citizens,” local website Infokam reported. su, citing a local source. police spokesperson.
In Russia it can already be punishable by law to speak publicly about war. The Russian war of aggression is officially called “military special operations”. Young people in Russia who are on the bulletin board of the police and the youth welfare office may have problems later on: the person in question cannot enroll in certain courses or work in jobs that require a certificate of good conduct. In addition, children and parents have to report regularly to the authorities, and the youth welfare department monitors these families more closely.
After the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Moscow’s parliament passed a controversial law punishing “disinformation” about the armed forces. The power apparatus in Russia determines what is right and what is wrong. Hundreds of fines and criminal proceedings against opponents of the war have already been initiated in Russia based on the law. In most cases, a fine was imposed.