Russian poet faces prison sentence for supporting Ukraine

Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 23:58 (EET) Section: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Ukraine)

The prosecutor in the latest trial of Russian poet Alexander Byvshev has demanded a two-and-a-half prison sentence for a poem entitled ‘On Ukraine’s Independence’. This is not the first time that 45-year-old Byvshev has faced criminal proceedings over his poetry, but the outcome this time could be devastating, since Byvshev is the sole carer for his two elderly and invalid parents. …read more

Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group