The Newspaper Died of Chauvinism

The Novosibirsk Oblast Court terminated the activity of the newspaper Russkaia Sibir' Russian Siberia] in satisfaction of a suit brought by the procurator of the oblast Vladimir Tokarev. It was established that a number of items published in this periodical "justify the necessity for and call for the commission of acts that incite nationality-based and religious hatred, as well as denigrate national dignity." In Novosibirsk oblast, this is the first instance in which a newspaper has been officially held to be extremist and its activity terminated.