Russian student jailed for pro-Ukraine wi-fi name
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Russia's ruthless crackdown on dissent has seen thousands of ordinary Russians jailed or fined.

A Moscow court found him guilty of displaying “symbols of extremist organisations” on Thursday.

Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, thousands have been handed prison terms or fines for criticising the invasion or supporting Ukraine.

The student was arrested on Wednesday morning in Moscow, after a police officer had reported the network name to authorities.

  • michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    State-connected polling agencies have published results purportedly showing strong support for the war. The government-controlled pollster VTsIOM claimed on March 5 that 71 percent of Russians support what the state calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine. On March 3, another state-controlled agency, FOM, reported a poll conducted on February 25-27 that found 65 percent of Russians supported the war.

    Also “not their choise”? I can assure you that these statistics are true.

    • Famko@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I feel like state connected polling agencies would be biased while reporting such statistics.

      • michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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        4 months ago

        1)Did you see the big protests? As far as I know, only a few thousand people protested in 2022. 2)I personally bought stolen Telegram accounts. Most of them were russians under the age of 18. Most of the accounts contained subscriptions to such channels as “Z war”, “dead ukrainians” and so on. So, personally, I believe in these statistics.