Thursday, March 13, 2008

Russia charges blogger

Russian blogger Savva Terentyev is being charged for <A HREF="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/russia-charges.html?nup=1&mbid=yhp">inciting hatred toward the authorities</A> for a post that, among other things, labeled the police "uneducated representatives of the animal world."

Terentyev said Wednesday that the charges were a result of a February 2007 posting in which he chastised local authorities for raiding an opposition newspaper.

Terentyev's comments, first published by The Associated Press, come amid a government crackdown on Russian internet and media outlets.

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