MOSCOW — At a bar in downtown Moscow, a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, the comedian stepped out into the purple lights and picked up the microphone. A modest crowd had gathered to drink beers, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his ...

A member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights shared her outrage on Thursday over the arrest and beating of a Russian comedian in Belarus, and urged Russia’s authorities to protect the ...

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made about a legless war veteran, ‌which triggered ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The office of Kosovo’s prime minister acknowledged Wednesday that Albin Kurti fell prey to a prank call from Russian comedians last month. On Feb. 11, two days after Kosovo's ...

A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his legs, the latest conviction in a sweeping crackdown on those who ...