Russia: Regional FSB Tries to Prosecute Blogger for Anti-Putin Photo · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Kasparov.ru writes [ru] about the case of Georgiy Sarkisyan, leader of Orel city United Civil Front. Sarkisyan had posted a photo [ru] with a slogan “Putin – pid…z” (an offensive word for homosexual male). After that Orel city Federal Security Service filed a complaint in order to start a criminal case. A common story happened in Komi republic few months ago. Then, however, the prosecution against the blogger stopped.