Russian Customs Seize British Children’s Books as ‘Extremist Literature’
Officials said 28 titles weighed 12.7 tons and were found to contain prohibited information, prompting a customs case and possible confiscation.
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Russia Labels British Children’s Books About Dinosaurs and Birds as “Extremist”
St. Petersburg customs officers have intercepted a shipment of children’s books imported from the United Kingdom, labeling educational materials about bird behavior, space puzzles, and dinosaurs meeting Santa Claus as “extremist literature,” The Moscow Times reported on May 6. Based on photo and video materials released by the customs press service, the seized products belong to the British children’s publisher Usborne. Footage of the confiscate…
Russian Customs Seize British Children’s Books as ‘Extremist Literature’
Russian customs officials said they had identified “extremist literature” in a shipment of children’s books imported from Britain, according to a statement released by the St.
“Extremist content” could be found in works about the human body, Santa Claus and dinosaurs. Dozhd TV: news, video, broadcast, online, archive, program program.
St. Petersburg's customs officers arrested a shipment of children's books from the United Kingdom, declaring them "extremist literature", as reported in the official press release of the agency. According to published material, the seized publications belong to the British publisher Usborne. The story about the dinosaurs and Santa Claus "The Dinosaurs Who Met Santa Claus", a book on bird behavior "Eggs and Chicks", a collection of puzzles called…
Photo: Federal Customs Service. St. Petersburg Customs officers found 28 books of “extremist content” in a batch of children's literature imported from the UK. This was reported by the Federal Customs Service. According to the agency, they tried to import more than 12 tons of literature, dictionaries, cards and posters to Russia. The recipient of the shipment was a Russian company specializing in selling books in foreign languages and pedagogica…
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