September 2, 2008 By Robert Amsterdam

Kozlovsky: FSB Stands for “Final Solution for Bloggers”

Oleg Kozlovsky is a Russian civil society leader and organizer of the youth movement Oborona. From time to time, he contributes opinion articles to this blog. Below is his latest appeal to help a regional opposition leader who has come under attack from the state, which is especially important following the murder of Magomed Yevloyev on Sunday. I encourage everyone who is able to make a donation to help Mr. Soloviev. kozlov030808.jpgFSB: a Final Solution for Bloggers By Oleg Kozlovsky Dmitry Soloviev, a leader of the Oborona youth movement in Kemerovo region, faces criminal charges for criticizing the “siloviki” in a LiveJournal blog. He is accused by the regional prosecutor of posting information that “incites hatred, hostility and degrades a social group of people—the police and FSB”. According to the anti-extremist legislation introduced in 2006 (more specifically, the infamous paragraph 282 of the Criminal Code), he may face up to two years imprisonment if convicted.