In Russia, where open criticism of the war in Ukraine is effectively outlawed, memes have become a coded way to comment on the full-scale invasion. Many of the most widely shared memes mock the ...

A Russian comedian has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony after he was accused of making a joke about a legless war veteran.

Off color jokes, interpreted as criticism of the war in Ukraine, and others offensive to Christians, landed a standup ...

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on ...