A Russian comedian has been arrested while trying to leave the country after he was publicly denounced for allegedly mocking war invalids. In a clip from a stand-up performance that was posted online, ...

Russian investigators said that Artemy Ostanin had been arrested on suspicion of inciting hatred and debasing human dignity, an offence that carries a jail term of up to six years ...

Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin told a joke about a supposed encounter with a legless beggar in the Moscow metro.