Comedian Nurlan Saburov has been banned from entering Russia for 50 years, while his colleague Artemiy Ostanin was sentenced to six years for a joke that allegedly incited hatred and offended religious feelings.

Comedian Nurlan Saburov has been banned from entering Russia for 50 years, while his colleague Artemiy Ostanin was sentenced to six years for a joke that allegedly incited hatred and offended religious feelings.

@meduzalive 09 Feb 2026, 16:36

Nurlan Saburov, a well-known stand-up comedian from Kazakhstan, has been banned from entering Russia for 50 years due to his jokes about politics and religion.

@meduzalive 09 Feb 2026, 11:15