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Director of Ukrainian library in Moscow detained for 'extremism'
The 58-year-old library head faces jail for storing books written by a Ukrainian nationalist writer, in a case denounced as political persecution.
Authorities in Moscow have detained the 58-year-old director of a well-known Ukrainian library for "inciting hatred" after a raid allegedly turned up "anti-Russian propaganda".
Ms Sharina is accused of inciting ethnic hatred by allowing the library to store books written by a Ukrainian journalist, Dmitry Korchinsky, who is known for his staunch nationalist views and active participation in the protests that saw Kremlin-backed Viktor Yanukovych overthrown as president in 2014.
Russia’s Sova Centre, which monitors racism and xenophobia, issued a statement late on Wednesday condemning the “unlawful persecution” of Ms Sharina, saying the library was doing exactly what it is expected to do: storing books.
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The 58-year-old library head faces jail for storing books written by a Ukrainian nationalist writer, in a case denounced as political persecution.
Authorities in Moscow have detained the 58-year-old director of a well-known Ukrainian library for "inciting hatred" after a raid allegedly turned up "anti-Russian propaganda".
Ms Sharina is accused of inciting ethnic hatred by allowing the library to store books written by a Ukrainian journalist, Dmitry Korchinsky, who is known for his staunch nationalist views and active participation in the protests that saw Kremlin-backed Viktor Yanukovych overthrown as president in 2014.
Russia’s Sova Centre, which monitors racism and xenophobia, issued a statement late on Wednesday condemning the “unlawful persecution” of Ms Sharina, saying the library was doing exactly what it is expected to do: storing books.
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