Kazakhstan Deports Russian Streamer Over Provocative Remarks
Russian streamer 'Fasolka' was deported from Kazakhstan for insulting remarks about the country. Tengrinews reports, citing the Astana police department, that the Russian streamer was expelled from Kazakhstan and banned from entry for five years for 'provocative statements' on social media.
Consensus
- Ksenia Guseva (Fasoollka), a Russian streamer, was deported from Kazakhstan.
- The deportation was due to 'provocative and incorrect statements' made in social media and live streams.
- She was fined 85,000 tenge (approximately 15,000 rubles) for her remarks.
- A five-year ban on entering Kazakhstan was imposed on her.
- She was detained three times in the week prior to deportation, including a half-day in pre-trial detention.
- The police of Astana published video footage of her departure from the country.
- She reported receiving threats and having her address published online after the incident.
- She claimed she was not formally sentenced for deportation, but was deported after the court's prior administrative ruling.
Points of divergence
- Guseva was detained for three days in police custody, with the third instance being a half-day in pre-trial detention (SIZO) and a trial. — tg_varlamov_news
- Guseva claimed that during her streams she said people in the city center should live in wigwams and ride horses, and that she called Kazakhs 'smelly' due to their lack of Russian language knowledge. — tg_echoonline_news
- Guseva was not formally sentenced or given a verdict on deportation; she learned about it at the airport during check-in. — meduza
- Guseva made statements questioning the territorial integrity and state ownership of Kazakh cities, and used derogatory stereotypes about Kazakhs, their culture, and traditions. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Guseva's controversial streams were discovered during a ComicCon event in Astana in August, which triggered police investigation. — vm
- Guseva was criticized for insulting Kazakhs for not knowing Russian. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (11 sources)
- Kazakhstan expelled Russian streamer Ksenia Guseva (Fasolka, Fasoollka) for 'provocative and incorrect statements', — Varlamov News
- Kazakhstan deported Russian streamer Ksenia Guseva for five years — РИАМО
- Russian blogger expelled from Kazakhstan and banned from entry for five years over 'provocative statements' — ЭХО / Новости
- From Kazakhstan expelled Russian streamer who called the country a 'tax station'; she was also banned from entering there for five years — Медиазона
- Russian streamer Fasoollka deported from Kazakhstan. In one of the broadcasts she called the country "Punishment Station" — Meduza
- Twitch streamer "Fasolka" deported from Kazakhstan for insulting remarks about the country — SOTAvision
- Russian blogger deported from Kazakhstan. Previously she insulted Kazakhs for not knowing Russian — Дождь (Telegram)
- Streamer Fasoollka deported from Kazakhstan: reason, her reaction, ban on entry, biography — Вечерняя Москва
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