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Official Targets ‘Russophobia’ Official Targets ‘Russophobia’
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MOSCOW — With the Russian authorities on edge amid fears of conflict in Ukraine, a member of Parliament on Friday submitted a draft bill that would penalize the spreading of “Russophobic propaganda” in Russia, imposing maximum penalties of 15 days in prison or a fine of 50,000 rubles, or about $1,370.MOSCOW — With the Russian authorities on edge amid fears of conflict in Ukraine, a member of Parliament on Friday submitted a draft bill that would penalize the spreading of “Russophobic propaganda” in Russia, imposing maximum penalties of 15 days in prison or a fine of 50,000 rubles, or about $1,370.
The opposition lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov submitted the bill after a week of increasing pressure on Internet publications, including a staff reshuffle at a respected independent news site and a government order to block three websites and a blog that serve as platforms for prominent opposition activists. Mr. Ponomaryov, who was a leader of antigovernment protests in 2011 and 2012, did not respond to calls for comment. An opposition lawmaker, Ilya Ponomaryov, submitted the bill after a week of increasing pressure on Internet publications, including a staff reshuffle at a respected independent news site and a government order to block three websites and a blog that serve as platforms for prominent opposition activists. Mr. Ponomaryov, who was a leader of antigovernment protests in 2011 and 2012, did not respond to calls for comment.
According to text available on the website of the Duma, the lower house of Parliament, the bill defines Russophobic propaganda as “inaccurate negative information, intended for the formation of negative attitudes toward Russia and Russians, and also the Russian language, culture, and statehood.”According to text available on the website of the Duma, the lower house of Parliament, the bill defines Russophobic propaganda as “inaccurate negative information, intended for the formation of negative attitudes toward Russia and Russians, and also the Russian language, culture, and statehood.”
It said the ban would not apply to “scientific, literary, artistic or any other creative work, if it is not intended to disseminate Russophobia, but to study and objectively examine it.”It said the ban would not apply to “scientific, literary, artistic or any other creative work, if it is not intended to disseminate Russophobia, but to study and objectively examine it.”