# Russian lawmakers propose tripling prison terms for online calls to riot

https://mins.news/en/item/107998

- Meduza, 2026-10-20 14:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/20/russian-lawmakers-want-to-triple-prison-terms-for-online-calls-to-riot-to-keep-foreign-agents-and-russians-abroad-from-provoking-unrest

> Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would raise the maximum prison term for inciting mass riots from two years to four. Online calls to riot would become a separate offense punishable by up to six years. Author Vasily Piskarev said the government and Russia’s Supreme Court have given the bill favorable reviews.