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Czech man gets fine and 13 days' custody for anti-war protest on Red Square

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On September 22, a Czech man named Michal Plaminek was fined and sentenced to 13 days in custody after protesting against Russia's war in Ukraine by holding up an English-language poster on Moscow’s Red Square. The protest violated censorship laws that prohibit statements discrediting Russian armed forces and is also illegal due to its proximity to President Putin's residence. Plaminek had resisted arrest during his detention, according to the court.

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Michal Plaminek, a Czech national, was fined and sentenced to 13 days' custody by a Moscow court on September 22 after staging an anti-war protest on Red Square against Russia's war in Ukraine. Plaminek held up a poster with a message discrediting Russia's armed forces, violating censorship laws passed soon after the start of the full-scale war in 2022. The court noted that his demonstration was illegal due to its proximity to President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence and that Plaminek had resisted arrest during his detention.

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The Moscow court said Michal Plaminek had held up a poster with a message in English that discredited Russia's armed forces - an offence under censorship laws that were passed soon after Moscow launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022.

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Czech man gets fine and 13 days' custody for anti-war protest on Red Square · assertive framing

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Czech man gets fine and 13 days' custody for anti-war protest on Red Square MOSCOW, Sept 22 - asserted

man → get → Square

A Czech man who staged a solo protest on Moscow's Red Square against Russia's war in Ukraine has been fined and sentenced to 13 days in custody, a court said on Tuesday. asserted

court → stag → Tuesday

Moscow → say → 2022

Violating those laws typically leads to an initial fine, but repeat offenders can face full criminal trials and long jail terms. asserted

offenders → violate → trials

The court said Plaminek's protest took place on Sunday and was also illegal because of its location near President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence. asserted

protest → say → residence

It added that he had resisted arrest. asserted

he → add → arrest

A Facebook page in Plaminek's name was updated on Sunday to show a young man posing for a photo in front of St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square. asserted

man → update → Square

Other posts on the same profile expressed support for Ukraine and called on Western countries to unite to prevent Russia from winning the war. asserted

posts → express → war