{"id":2369249,"date":"2024-11-15T05:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moscow-mother-of-two-gets-eight-years-in-prison-for-anti-putin-comments-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T05:26:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:26:32","slug":"moscow-mother-of-two-gets-eight-years-in-prison-for-anti-putin-comments-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moscow-mother-of-two-gets-eight-years-in-prison-for-anti-putin-comments-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow mother of two gets eight years in prison for anti-Putin comments &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmoscow-mother-of-two-gets-eight-years-in-prison-for-anti-putin-comments-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u2064Moscow theater director named Anastasia Berezhinskaya has been sentenced to eight years in \u200dprison for her\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">critical social media posts<\/a> regarding the war in Ukraine and \u2062President Vladimir Putin. The\u200c 43-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement\/\" title=\"Report: Gigi Sohn&#039;s FCC Nomination Faltering as OAN Walks Back Endorsement\">expressed strong opposition<\/a> to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine on \u2064VKontakte, the Russian\u2063 social media \u200cplatform, where she made comments that were\u2064 interpreted as inciting\u200d violence against Putin, including suggestions for his assassination. After the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-instagram-war-zelensky-reveals-location-in-selfie-video-declares-he-is-not-hiding\/\" title=\"The Instagram War: Zelensky Reveals Location in Selfie Video, Declares He Is &#039;Not Hiding&#039;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> began<\/a> in February 2022, she \u2062accused Russian soldiers of causing civilian deaths \u200cand widespread destruction, stating in \u2062her posts that Putin\u200c should\u2062 be &#8220;wiped off the face of the Earth.&#8221; The court found her statements \u2064to be severe enough \u2064to \u200bwarrant\u2064 a lengthy prison sentence, highlighting\u2063 the risks individuals face in Russia\u200b for opposing the government\u2019s stance on the war.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Moscow mother of two gets eight years in prison for anti-Putin comments<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Russian courts sentenced a woman to 8 years in prison over her social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Anastasia Berezhinskaya, a 43-year-old theater director in Moscow, posted comments on the Russian social media network VKontakte that were hypercritical of Russia&rsquo;s invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>. She also seemingly called for the assassination of Putin, suggesting the Russian president be &ldquo;killed&rdquo; and &ldquo;eliminated,&rdquo; according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>After the war between Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> started, Berezhinskaya made several posts accusing Russian soldiers of destroying cities, homes, hurting people, and killing civilians who were innocent and had nothing to do with the war. Regarding Putin, it was revealed that Berezhinskaya made the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2024\/11\/14\/anti-war-theater-director-jailed-8-years-over-social-media-posts-calling-for-putins-death-a87017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comment<\/a>: &ldquo;Destroy that bastard. Wipe him off the face of the Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Berezhinskaya accused Russian soldiers of killing civilians and destroying cities in the first months following the full-scale invasion of February 2022. Referring to Putin, she wrote: &ldquo;Destroy that bastard. Wipe him off the face of the Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moscow&rsquo;s Second Western District Military Court found Berezhinskaya guilty on November 14 on three charges: distributing false information about the Russian military, discrediting Russia&rsquo;s armed forces, and justifying terrorism, <em>RadioFreeEurope<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russian-theater-director-8-years-prison-anti-putin-posts\/33202082.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. The latter two are violations of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russian-woman-jailed-8-years-demanding-putins-death-over-ukraine-war-2024-11-14\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia&rsquo;s wartime censorship laws<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In court, Berezhinskaya took responsibility for some of her actions while denying her posts regarding Putin were legitimate calls to murder the Russian president. As a result, she pleaded &ldquo;partially guilty&rdquo; during her hearing, according to <em>The Moscow Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your honor, I have nothing to say, nothing to add. I will accept any decision you make,&rdquo; Berezhinskaya said before the court issued its verdict.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Berezhinskaya is the mother of two children, ages 8 and 10, according to reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882226\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882226\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow mother sentenced to eight years for anti-Putin posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2369250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Russia_Vladimir_Putin_Military_k1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45048,15243,3874,3891],"class_list":["post-2369249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-putin","tag-moscow","tag-mother","tag-prison"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Russia_Vladimir_Putin_Military_k1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369249"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369253,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369249\/revisions\/2369253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}