Eurasian Law: Breaking News: Chechen Court Bans "Innocence of Muslims"

Friday, September 28, 2012

Chechen Court Bans "Innocence of Muslims"

A district court in Chechnya, acting upon a petition from the Chechen Ministry for ethnic policy and mass media, found the film Innocence of Muslims "extremist." This means the film is automatically banned throughout Russia. It is not immediately clear whether the judgment will result in blocking all of YouTube (which hosts the video) in Russia. In Chechnya and some other Russian regions YouTube has already been blocked.

http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/09/28/innocence/

UPDATE:
Prosecutor: Chechen court decision is not final
http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/09/28/temporary/

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Chechen Court Bans "Innocence of Muslims"

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