MOSCOW — At a bar in downtown Moscow, a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, the comedian stepped out into the purple lights and picked up the microphone. A modest crowd had gathered to drink beers, to ...

The comedian, Artemy Ostanin, was convicted of “inciting hatred” by making a joke during a stand-up routine in March. By Pranav Baskar and Alina Lobzina A Russian comedian was sentenced in Moscow on ...