Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved the first reading of a bill softening the punishment in some cases for inciting hatred, amid concerns over prison terms handed down to people for “liking” or reposting memes on the Internet.
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RFE/RL: Russian Duma approves bill softening punishment for first-time hate-crime offenders
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) delivers a speech at the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma in Moscow on April 11, 2018.
