Warning to the newspaper "Perm Observer"

In May 2009, Roskomnadzor issued a warning against extremist activity to the editorial office of the Permskiy Obozrevatel newspaper for publishing the article "National Bolsheviks call the police to account" in No. 14 (414) dated April 20, 2009.

The article deals with the story, described by other media, that the National Bolsheviks sent a complaint to the Perm prosecutor's office against the actions of police officers who, during a demonstration, demanded to remove the poster "Drive Caucasian bandits out of Perm villages!"

Since the note itself is only a description of the situation and does not contain, in our opinion, signs of extremism, the claims against it are apparently based on the fact that the party was banned for extremism.

Recall that we believe that it was the party that was banned, not the ideology, respectively, and the requirement to mention the ban applies only to the party, and not to the ideology itself or its followers.

Sources

• Warnings to media editors for violations of Art. 4 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On the Mass Media", issued by Roskomnadzor in 2009 // Official website of Roskomnadzor. 2009.
• Perm National Bolsheviks demand to call the police to account // Perm Observer. 2009. April 14.