A court in Russia on November 21 extended the pretrial detention of sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky for at least another six months on a charge of making online calls for terrorism. The charge stems from Kagarlitsky's online comments in October on reports about an attack on the Kerch bridge built by Moscow after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014. The 65-year-old Kagarlitsky told RFE/RL earlier that he considers the charge against him politically motivated. In recent months, scores of Russian citizens have been charged with extremism and terrorism for their thoughts about Moscow’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of Sociologist For Making Online Comments
Boris Kagarlitsky in court in July