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Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by vetinari on Sunday August 13, 2023 @04:46PM (#37114270)
It is not for criticizing; the first sentence of TFA says "accusing Russian soldiers of committing crimes in Ukraine." So, libel.

Libel isn't free speech either.

Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by dralley on Sunday August 13, 2023 @05:59PM (#37114973)
> It is not for criticizing; the first sentence of TFA says "accusing Russian soldiers of committing crimes in Ukraine." So, libel.

He shared a video of Russian troops committing crimes, in Ukraine. Which they are - both in that video and thousands of others besides. Truthful statements are not libel.

Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by pphysch on Sunday August 13, 2023 @06:17PM (#37115128)
> Truthful statements are not libel.

But they might impact national security.

Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by dralley on Sunday August 13, 2023 @06:25PM (#37115221)
In approximately the same sense that reporting about Abu Ghraib could be considered to impact American "national security", or sharing videos of abuses by Israeli soldiers in Gaza could be considered to impact Israeli "national security".
Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by 221qqwe on Monday August 14, 2023 @02:25AM (#37118080)
Well, the Nazis were using the same arguments when they were publicly hanging children and other people for what they said...
Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by donottell on Monday August 14, 2023 @09:49AM (#37120983)
And then there are thousands of ucranian war crimes which you have no trouble to ignore. Or your own war crimes in Iraq and other countries, exposed by Assange, who, unlike Gluhovskii, trusted his part of the world legal system to protect him..
Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by dragonwriter on Sunday August 13, 2023 @06:05PM (#37115018)
What most countries consider libel is free speech in the US, which is why the US standards for libel, especially against public figures, is higher than most other countries.

Specifically, the First Amendment protection of free speech (and the identical rules incorporated against the states by the 14th Amedment) are why, among other impacts:

(1) In the US, falsity is an element of libel, rather than truth being a defense (or, in some foreign jurisdictions, not even necessarily being defense always.)

(2) In the US, libel against public figures (either in general, or limited purpose public figures within the scope in which they are public figures), requires the plaintiff to prove actual malice on top of the elements of libel that apply in other cases.

Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by JohnBooty on Sunday August 13, 2023 @10:08PM (#37116668)
Grandparent poster says "US is no better than Russia" (with regards to freedom of speech) which is patently false.

We can prove it false right now.

The US committed multiple crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

There, I said it.

If grandparent poster is correct, then I guess I'll be arrested here in America for committing the same crime.

We'll see.

Re:Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years ... by donottell on Monday August 14, 2023 @10:13AM (#37121261)
But the correct comparison is with Julian Assange of course, not you..